Title: differences

Fandom: "Birds of Prey"/"Dark Angel"

Disclaimer: not my characters

Warnings: spoilers for "Dark Angel" season two and "Birds of Prey" ep 3; future!fic for "Birds of Prey"

Pairings: none stated

Wordcount: 120

Point of view: third

Notes: takes place during 2.1 "Designate This"


He smirks at her and walks out. She hasn't seen anyone move that fast since Morton mirrored her abilities. She hasn't thought about that fight in so long, about Gotham, about Barbara or Dinah—about her cowardice. She isn't Helena Kyle, daughter of a vigilante and a thief; she is Asha, a vigilante in her own right, fighting for those who cannot defend themselves. Fighting without her abilities, since they hadn't done anything for Mom, anyway.

He took her gun, quicker than anything she'd ever seen. She unties Logan, thinking about metas for the first time in years. But he isn't her kind; she knows that much by scent and by sight.

He's not like her. So what is he?