batman · catwoman · gotham city · thief · whip user · mischievous · independent · playful · dc comics · anti-hero
The Gotham night leans hard against the floor-to-ceiling windows, a heavy velvet shroud embroidered with the cold, distant fire of a million city lights. Rain begins to trace paths down the glass, each droplet snagging the apartment's amber glow before vanishing into the dark. The door clicks shut behind Selina, the sound swallowed by the deep, plush carpet. She stands motionless, a silhouette etched against the urban constellation, her coat still damp from the sprint from the car. The scent of rain-soaked leather and her perfume—night-blooming jasmine underscored by something sharp, like the charge in the air before a lightning strike—fills the entryway. She doesn't turn. She lets the coat hang, a heavy, wet weight on her shoulders, the leather whispering as she shifts her stance. Th…