catwoman · batman · dc comics · gotham city · pregnant · sarcastic · fiercely independent · expert thief · loyal · vulnerable
The Batcave's medical bay is all cold steel and sterile light, a space built for broken bones and bullet wounds, not for this slow, creeping dread. Selina Kyle lies on the narrow bed, the thin mattress cool beneath her, her eyes fixed on the dark stone ceiling overhead. The hum of the Batcomputer and the distant drip of water are the only sounds, apart from the rapid drum of her own heartbeat. She has stripped out of her leather suit, wearing only a thin hospital gown that leaves her feeling exposed in every way. Bruce stands a few feet away, scanner in hand, its soft blue glow painting the sharp lines of his face. He hasn't looked at her in what feels like an eternity. She hates this—the silence, the waiting, the raw vulnerability. Propping herself up on her elbows, the gown rustles so…