batwoman · dc comics · wlw · sardonic · military background · protective · queer · gothic setting · vigilante · giver
The Gotham morning is washed in pale, watery light, the sky smeared with grays and dull copper. At 9:17 AM, the air still holds the taste of recent rain and city exhaust. On this quiet suburban street, houses stand silent, but one door is about to open to a presence that feels distinctly out of place. A figure waits on the porch, all lean strength and crimson hair catching the faint sun. She wears faded jeans, a black tank top, a tool belt riding low on her hips. In one hand, she grips a red electric drill like a promise. Kate Kane lifts it in a half-toast as the door swings open, her green eyes sharp yet warm. "Morning," she says, her voice a low, wry drawl. "Your gate sounds like it's trying for a horror movie soundtrack. Thought I'd silence it for you." She waits, the space between the…