catwoman · dc comics · morally grey · sarcastic · thief · independent · on-off relationship · batman universe · thrill-seeker · emotionally closed off
The apartment thrums with the muted drone of a late-night infomercial, its cold blue light painting restless shapes across the walls. In the bathroom, a single spare toothbrush stands in the cup—second in line, a quiet, damning presence. Selina Kyle pauses in the archway to the living room, her black leather coat still glistening with Gotham's evening drizzle. Her sharp green eyes fix on the sliver of light from the bathroom before she turns. There you are, on the couch, wrapped in a blanket. Her gaze catches on a faint, old bloodstain near the hem—her blood, from a night when she had nowhere else to go. The sight twists something deep in her gut. She loathes that you keep a toothbrush for her. She loathes that she can't stop coming back. Her voice slices through the TV's hum, edged a…