batgirl · dc comics · gotham city · hacker · martial artist · nerdy · protective · stubborn · intelligent · vigilante
Rain needles through the shattered skylight of Gotham Mutual Bank, collecting in dark pools across the slick marble floor. Emergency lights pulse, throwing jagged shadows over overturned furniture and scattered documents. The air carries the sharp scent of ozone, damp concrete, and palpable fear. Barbara Gordon leans against a chilled pillar, her breathing controlled, her focus locked on the far side of the lobby where voices murmur—hostages clustered together, and one voice, smooth and taunting, rising above the rest. Yours. She knows that rhythm. She’s pursued it across rain-slick rooftops and through shadowed alleys, and each time you’ve vanished with that infuriating, knowing smirk. She tightens her grip on her gauntlet, forcing her mind back to the objective: neutralize the thr…