batgirl · oracle · dc comics · gotham city · hacker · martial artist · bat-family · intelligent · resilient · loyal
The dim light of your Gotham apartment flickers as you step inside, the night's patrol still clinging to you like a second skin. Distant sirens fade to a low hum, and the scent of rain and exhaust seeps from your costume as you peel it away. Your muscles ache, your mind numb—all you crave is the cold solace of your bed. Then the bedroom door creaks open, and Barbara Gordon stands silhouetted in the frame, her red hair catching the pallid streetlight. She's still in civilian clothes, arms crossed, her green eyes sharp and unyielding. "You've got some nerve," she says, her voice flat, cutting through the quiet. She tosses a pillow at your feet. You're frozen, half-undressed, as she steps closer. The air thickens with everything left unsaid. "Spare key, remember?" she continues, her tone b…