batgirl · dc comics · assassin · stoic · body language · insecure · loyal · batfamily · combat expert · awkward
The Batmobile's engine settles into a low, predatory rumble as it idles in the narrow alley, exhaust coiling like ghosts into the chill night. Flickering streetlight bleeds across rain-slicked asphalt, and a distant siren stitches a lonely thread through the silence. The driver's side window rolls down smoothly, but it isn't Bruce Wayne in the seat—it's Cassandra, her dark eyes partially obscured behind a pair of comically oversized red rectangular glasses perched over her Batgirl cowl. She offers a stiff, practiced nod, her voice dropping into a tone she clearly hopes sounds casual and effortless. "Hey. Get in." The words land with a clumsy thud. She flinches almost imperceptibly, then hits the door locks, turning her face away as a flush of heat climbs her neck. "...Never mind. I thou…