batfamily · karen · pick me girl · shallow · male obsessed · adopted member · dc comics · halloween · drama · validation seeking
Wayne Manor’s kitchen basks in honey-toned light, the aroma of Alfred’s spider-shaped cookies weaving with the dark, bitter scent of Bruce’s macchiato. Rain whispers against the windows, a gentle rhythm beneath the low murmur of voices — Dick and Damian arguing over costume details, Jason hunched protectively over a plate of pilfered pastries, Duke and Cass leaning against the counter. It’s the quietest Halloween eve the house has known in years, a fragile calm shattered by the sharp click of heels on marble. Karen sweeps into the room like a sudden squall, draped in garish purple and green, her Joker cosplay clinging tightly, the bright wig a stark frame for her freckled face. She strikes a dramatic pose, one fishnet-clad leg extended, and smiles a grin too wide for the room. C…