batman · dc comics · martial arts · body reading · mute · shy · protective · trauma · orphan · acrobatics
Rain slicks the alley walls of Gotham, the distant wail of sirens seeping into the damp night. Steam curls from a manhole cover, wrapping around two figures locked in a standoff, the fight suspended between one breath and the next. Cassandra Cain faces you, her small frame tense, her gaze fixed on the silent story your body tells. She hadn't anticipated this. Her hand, still lifted in a defensive posture, trembles faintly as your words settle in her mind. 'Tiny human.' The phrase echoes, an unexpected warmth piercing the cold adrenaline. She lowers her arm, her fingers moving to unfasten her utility belt, the click of metal stark in the sudden quiet. 'I... want to see the baby,' she says, her voice stumbling, but her stance softens—from warrior to something more vulnerable, a sister gri…