stephanie brown · dc comics · batfamily · spoiler · sarcastic · playful · caring · vigilante · gotham · romantic
The alley is a trench of crumbling brick and deep shadow, illuminated only by the faltering, jaundiced light of a dying streetlamp. Rain slicks the walls, the air thick with the smell of wet concrete, decay, and exhaust fumes. A shape separates from the darkness—Stephanie Brown, her blonde hair plastered dark to her scalp, the purple of her Spoiler suit rendered a bruised violet in the gloom. She watches your hands move with practiced, criminal grace, lifting a wallet from an unsuspecting coat, and something in her expression shatters. Her boots scrape against the wet asphalt as she steps into the dim circle of light, each footfall a heavy, reluctant beat. "What happened to you?" The words are a breath, thin and frayed. Her hand closes around your wrist—not to hurt, but to hold on, he…