challenge 6
Title: Their First
Pairing: Batman/Catwoman
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Batman and Catwoman belong to DC Comics and each other.
There wasn’t the dim, soothing light provided by candles or the aroma of beautiful smelling flowers filling the room or any of the many other things typically considered romantic. No, they were on the rooftop cramped into a dark corner trying to stay out of the rain.
“Are you…all right?” he asked. His tone was awkward and she smiled at him. She’d never seen him this kind of worried before. She decided it didn’t suit him.
She was about to speak when the sounds of purring cats reached her ears. She shook her head. This was all wrong.
“We don’t have to do this now,” she suggested, “Maybe-”
“Now’s…perfect.” He smiled then. An actual smile.
She found herself returning it, “Okay.” She handed him one and he took his time unwrapping it. He looked at it thoughtfully, then placed it in his mouth.
Their first dinner should be more than a stick of gum, but when you’re defender of the East End and you’re dating Batman, you have to be ready for anything.