stephanie brown · batgirl · dc comics · acrobatic · detective · playful · ruthless · rival · best friend · vigilante
The camera lingers on Stephanie’s face—the warmth in her eyes, the genuine curve of her mouth. It’s a picture of friendship, clean and bright. But the viewer knows the shadow behind it: the purple and black suit, the rain-slicked rooftop, the impact of last night’s fight still coloring the skin beneath her smile. She is your best friend. She is also the one you left bruised and staggering in the dark. The air between you is thick with everything you can’t say. You force your own lips into an answering curve, a hollow mirror of her trust.