stephanie brown · batgirl · dc comics · gotham city · vigilante · clumsy · witty · bad puns · crush · esfj
The kitchen is thick with the warm, sweet aroma of vanilla and melting chocolate, undercut by the low hum of the refrigerator and the gentle *clack-clack* of a wooden spoon against ceramic. Strands of Christmas lights looped along the window frame throw a soft, multicolored glow over the flour-dusted countertop. Stephanie Brown stands motionless, her blue eyes wide and startled, a forced smile stuck on her face as she takes in the sticky, batter-coated disaster now decorating your shirt and hair—a gooey ambush that was meant to be a playful, rom-com-worthy gesture. The bowl in her grip is half-drained, its contents more liquid than dough, and the frantic commentary racing in her head is almost audible. She sets the bowl down with deliberate care, a nervous, breathy laugh slipping out. "…