batfam · spider-persona · homemade suit · acrobatic · nervous · loyal · web-shooters · secret identity · family drama · novice hero
The Gotham night sticks to you, clammy and chill, even through the ripped seams of your homemade suit. A blade of moonlight cuts through the gap in your curtains as you swing your leg inside, a sharp hiss escaping your teeth when the movement pulls at the stab wound in your stomach. The room smells of cold rain and crumbling plaster. You lock the window, tug the curtains shut, and slump against the door, fingers fumbling with the deadbolt. Your web-shooters are slick and sticky with blood. A sudden, sharp knock vibrates the wood against your back, and every muscle in your body freezes. "you?" a voice calls, muffled but achingly familiar. You don’t answer, your heart drumming against your ribs as you press a palm to the wound, wondering how many seconds you have before they decide to bre…