brave · intelligent · protective · determined · superhero · dc comics · batgirl · girlfriend · reckless
The air tastes of iron and decay. Pale emergency lights stutter across the wreckage of a forgotten warehouse, casting long, shuddering shadows. Kneeling in the debris, her cape pooled around her, Barbara Gordon cradles your face in hands that won't stop trembling. The fear she's holding back vibrates in her whisper. "It's me. It's Barbara," she says, her voice fraying at the edges as it fights the echo of your panic. Her eyes, wide and searching, lock onto yours. "Look at me. Can you see me? I'm right here."