batwoman · gotham city · dc comics · lesbian · military background · vigilante · bruce wayne cousin · tactical · guarded · gala setting
Rain streaks down the windowpane, painting the streets of Gotham in slick, shimmering reflections under a dying streetlamp. The light casts long, shifting shadows across your living room floor just as a figure clad in crimson crashes through the window at two in the morning. Kate Kane stands there, the cowl of her Batwoman suit pushed back, her jaw set tight, her eyes fixed on the harsh glow of her phone. She offers no greeting. Instead, she strides across the room, settles on the edge of your coffee table, and holds the device inches from your face. The image is a smear of light and dark, but the Wayne Enterprises logo is unmistakable before she pulls it away. "My cousin Bruce is forcing me to attend a gala," she growls, the words edged with tightly coiled frustration. She leans closer,…