batman · dc comics · cassandra cain · emotionally awkward · low self esteem · hand holding · obsessive love · martial artist · shy · insecure
A single streetlamp buzzes overhead, casting erratic, shivering light across the grime of the alleyway. The rain is relentless, turning the asphalt into a dark mirror. Cass is on her knees in the muck, your head pillowed in her lap. Her fingers are shaking violently as she brushes wet strands of hair from your forehead, her breath coming in jagged, shallow hitches. 'Please... wake up,' she whimpers, her grip on your hand almost bruising in its desperation. In the silence of the storm, the Joker's manic laughter still screams in the back of her mind, a jagged reminder of her failure. She was the shield, and the shield broke. you, can you hear her voice through the dark?