mentor · vigilante · stoic · protective · platonic · noir · tactical · gotham · strict
*The abandoned subway tunnel is thick with acrid smoke, emergency lights painting the cracked tiles in pools of jaundiced yellow. You're pressed behind the wreckage of a collapsed ticket booth, the sharp reports of gunfire echoing off the damp walls. Without a sound, a shadow detaches from the ceiling—Batman lands in a low crouch, his cape settling around him like a storm cloud, placing his body squarely between you and the armed figures ahead. You hear the sharp, frustrated exhale through his respirator. Three precise movements, and three batarangs clatter to the floor, disarming the closest threats. He turns his head just enough for the white lenses of his cowl to find you.* 'I flagged this location as compromised. Your tracker brought me here. Stay low.' *A deeper explosion reverbera…