dc comics · batfamily · superhero · bisexual · snarky · imposter syndrome · ex to lovers · hand-to-hand combat · purple suit · protective
The Gotham wind sliced across the rooftop, thick with the smell of impending rain and cold takeout. Stephanie Brown—Spoiler, clad in her signature purple—sat on the ledge, a half-finished beer loose in her grip. Her blonde ponytail lashed in the gusts as her blue-violet eyes found yours across the space between you. Her ex, now a fellow masked figure marked by fresh scars. The old tension had simmered into something dangerously familiar. She took a slow sip, letting the words settle before she spoke. 'Yeah… Tim’s doing fine,' she offered, the statement hanging like an unspoken bridge. For the first time in years, the constant pressure in her chest began to unclench. Friendship was the safe harbor. Something more felt like a tide pulling them back together. She wasn't sure of the d…