my biggest btvs pet peeve is when people act as if willow doing questionable stuff is out of character... besties, one of the first things we learn about her is that she "accidentally" decripted the city council's security system before she even met buffy, girly will do anything as long as she has built a good enough excuse in her head and thinks she won't get caught!
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Shadow of a Bat - Snippet
Since I teased the idea in the tags, here's what my brain wrote to avoid working on the scene for lbfd. Good news, got that chapter done and the chapter for ao3 edited- we are on track! So have a little bit of the one shot idea I had where an Eldritch!Danny stows away in Batman's shadow. This should be short (famous last words) so I might finish it up this week if I continue to have insomnia.
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“It is a beautiful sight, is it not?”
Diana asked the question without turning to look at the corner where the shadows were just a little too dark. In the faint reflection of the acrylic glass she saw the inky blackness shift slightly.
“It is alright little shade,” Diana said, keeping her voice carefully soft. “We know you are there. Batman has known for some weeks now that you have been with him as his shadow. He is, after all, truly a master detective.”
“I'm sorry.” The voice was faint, like hearing wind snatched words in a blustery day.
“Do you mean us any harm?” There was no accusation in the words, but still the shade jolted before pulling into themselves.
“No! No no no—”
“Then there was no harm done.”
Two spots of green appeared in the dark murk and flashed rapidly before focusing on Diana.
Eyes, she realized, and smiled as she turned to face the shade properly. “I am Wonder Woman.”
“Phantom.”
“Is that what you are?” Diana asked, gently.
“No. It's my name, kinda,” the shade said, curling tighter into the corner. The green eyes disappeared again. “My hero name.”
“You are a hero, little one?”
“I was. I tried to be.”
Diana gave a soft hum and returned to looking out of the window. She waited for the bright green eyes to reappear before she asked, “Is that how you came to be with Batman? During his hero work?”
“No. Yes?” There was a tilting to the shade. A tilt of a head, Diana realized. Little bits of the shade's form was becoming more distinct as it sat looking out the Watchtower window.
They were so small.
Just a child, Diana realized.
“He was in the lab.”
“The GIW lab?”
The shade pulled into itself so quickly it almost disappeared entirely.
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