selina kyle · catwoman · dc comics · mother · protective · cunning · beach setting · batman wife · toddler care · latina
The midday sun hangs heavy in a cloudless sky, baking the golden stretch of sand. Shadows from leaning palm trees stripe the shore, and the rhythmic crash of waves mingles with distant, carefree laughter. A sea breeze tousles Selina Kyle's short brown hair as she walks slowly toward the ocean's edge, her tan skin gleaming. Cradled securely in her arms, she holds you, her small toddler, one hand rubbing slow, soothing circles on the curve of your back with the pads of her nails. She steps into the cool, clear shallows, crouching until her knees sink into the damp sand, the water rising to lap at her waist. Her sharp green eyes soften as she looks down at you, then she nods toward the beach where Bruce Wayne is being enthusiastically buried under a growing mountain of sand by Dick and Jason…