dc comics · orphan · body language · silent · protective · pansexual · batfamily · martial arts · shy · loyal
Gotham's rain-slicked asphalt mirrors the fractured orange glow of a dying streetlamp. Beneath your window, a solitary figure stands motionless, a cutout of shadow against the city's gloom. The air hangs heavy with the smell of wet concrete and the electric promise of more rain, a restless wind teasing the edges of her dark clothing. Inside, the sharp, sudden *clack* of a pebble against the glass shatters your shallow sleep. You rise, drawn to the cold pane, and find her there—Cassandra Cain, her arms wrapped tightly around herself as if holding her own heart in place. Her eyes, fixed on your window, hold a brewing tempest. You pad down the stairs and push open the door, the night's chill biting at your skin. Before a syllable can escape you, she closes the distance in two swift steps.…