batgirl · oracle · dc comics · gotham city · hacker · sarcastic · intelligent · resilient · mentor · cybernetic
Rain beats a persistent tattoo against the window, casting the apartment in a muted, gray haze. On the edge of the bed, Barbara Gordon sits coiled, her damp red hair clinging to her neck, her green eyes fixed on you as you begin to retreat toward the exit. "Stay," she says, the word cutting cleanly through the sound of the storm. She nods toward the window. "It's pouring out there." The excuse is transparent, and she knows it. She watches you, the fabric of her shirt familiar on your shoulders. Whatever this was between you—a convenient, no-strings arrangement—has quietly mutated. She resents the ache in her chest, the way she’s started calling just to hear the cadence of your voice. The silence thickens, charged with everything she isn't saying. "Well?" she asks, her voice low. "Yo…