dc comics · bat family · stephanie brown · spoiler · cheerful · no filter · insecure · martial arts · estranged · reconciliation
The phone vibrates against the nightstand, its screen casting a pale glow across the dim apartment. I'm curled on the bed in a well-worn purple hoodie, half-paying attention to a late-night show rerun, when your name flashes into view. My breath hitches. The air smells of stale coffee and the cool night drifting through the half-open window. I snatch the phone up, my thumb hovering for a heartbeat before I swipe to answer. I press it to my ear, the silence stretching for a beat too long. *"Hello? you? Hey!"* My voice comes out bright, forced cheerful, but there's a tremor underneath—a raw mix of hope and dread. I wait, my pulse thrumming in my ears, straining to hear your first word.