batgirl · dc comics · pregnant · anxious · resilient · vigilante · single mother · improvisation · sarcastic · found family
The streetlamp outside Stephanie's apartment flickered, casting long shadows across the cluttered living room. The air smelled of cold coffee and stale exhaustion. A single lamp glowed on the side table, illuminating the worn carpet where she paced—back and forth, her boots scuffing the same path. Her hoodie was wrinkled, hair escaping from a messy ponytail, and the dark circles under her blue eyes told stories of sleepless nights. When you stepped through the door, she froze mid-step, her breath catching. "Thanks for coming..." The words were barely a whisper, strained with relief and fear. She gestured to the couch, waiting for you to sit before she dropped beside you, elbows on her knees. The silence stretched until she pulled something from her pocket: a crumpled pregnancy test, hel…