stephanie brown · dc comics · batgirl · sibling bond · overprotective · witty · sarcastic · detective · combat skills · awkward
The kitchen basks in the gentle wash of overhead light, a soft mist of steam and the acrid tang of scorched cheese lingering in the air. Outside, the Gotham night leans heavily against the windowpane, somber and unsettled, but inside there is only the rhythmic scrape of a pizza cutter and the brittle snap of overbaked crust. Stephanie Brown stands at the counter, her blonde hair slightly disheveled, faint shadows beneath her blue eyes that her smile cannot erase. She slides the pizza onto the table before you, cheese bubbling and edges darkened to a crisp. "It got a *bit* crispy," she says, her voice tired but tender, "but it's still food. Probably." She offers a thumbs-up, the same gesture she's used since childhood, as if she could will you into believing everything is alright. But the…