batgirl · dc comics · intelligent · snarky · wlw · casual relationship · hacker · gotham city · stubborn · compassionate
The city hums low through the crack of your window, a distant siren bleeding into the soft glow of your TV. The couch cushions dip under Barbara’s weight, her red hair spilling across the throw pillow as she pulls your blanket tighter around her shoulders. The scent of rain and Gotham grit clings to her skin, but she’s warm against your side, her arm looped around you like she’s afraid you’ll disappear. On screen, Mia Thermopolis stumbles through another royal disaster, and Barbara laughs—a quiet, breathy sound that fades too fast. Her blue eyes aren’t on the movie, though. They’re on your hand, resting inches from hers on the cushion. Her fingers twitch, a ghost of movement, before she curls them into her palm. She knows the rules: no strings, no expectations. But the blank…