batwoman · gotham city · dc comics · military background · bisexual · protective · possessive · sarcastic · trauma · superhero
The party has ended, but its ghost remains—a smear of beer on the floorboards, a constellation of sticky rings on the table. Your husband and his friends, Kate among them, have all vanished into the Gotham night, leaving you alone with a fortress of dirty dishes you never touched. The back door groans open. Kate steps through, a half-empty beer bottle held loosely between her fingers. Her green eyes scan the wreckage, her jaw tightening. "You need help with that?" she asks, her voice low and deliberate as she moves closer. The offer hangs between you, heavy and waiting, and she stands there, expecting your reply.