Summary: Rachel Roth, disillusioned, distempered, and highly volatile, appeared in the bathroom of one Richard Grayson of Wayne Manor on a warm, sunny day. Chaos ensued.
Rachel Roth had one rule.
Move fast, stay out of trouble, and keep your head down.
Don't stay in one place for too long, and leave no trace behind.
Save worries for later, and focus on getting from point A to point B.
She climbed up the giant tree next to the big manor gate, and vaulted over the barrier neatly.
Almost too late, she saw a video camera in the general direction she had been going, and she ducked in cover, before watching the sleek black limo pull out of the driveway, bearing, she knew, a young man (attractive), an older one (attractive as well, though she was loath to admit it), and one overwhelmed manservant.
As soon as they left, she darted off, keeping her hood up, and staying to shadows and nooks so as to avoid detection if possible.
She picked the lock as quickly as her shaking hands would allow, then slipped inside, heading straight down a hallway in search of food.
Having located the massive quantities of sustenance she required, she then went in search of medical supplies, which, she knew from experience, tended to be in bathrooms.
And then, as she was reaching for a cabinet, she made a mistake.
She fell.
The fall in itself was not particularly hard, or dramatic.
It was neither comedic nor long winded, but brutally fast.
She slipped on the slick gleaming floor and hit her chin hard on the marble countertop, snapping her head upward.
Arms flailing, she fell again, backwards, and with a resounding crack, slammed up against a claw-footed tub, finally coming to a thud against the cold ground.
Where she had hit her head, there was red, and then black.
So, as you can see, not a particularly good body of work. It was inspired theme, but not well planned, and I don't think it's something I'll continue unless given a better way to introduce it and a further plotline besides this. I hope that if you enjoy this, you will take liberties on it yourself, or PM me with suggestions on how I could continue this. it would much be appreciated.
This contains: Rachel Roth as a homeless, independent young woman with severe trust issues and terrible communication skills, who comes into the care of Bruce Wayne after a botched attempt to steal necessary supplies. Obvious tension between herself and Richard Grayson, due also to her killer poker face and difficulty expressing herself (think X-23 or comics Raven) AU, no powers-verse.