teeth clench. the hand on her uninjured arm forms into a fist. what she wouldn’t give it be out there in the field with the rest of them right now. what she wouldn’t give to give her father a taste of his own medicine. suddenly, a mission that seemed insignificant in the grand scheme of things had become personal. part of her wanted them to engage, to kick his ass for her. ❝ i know. ❞ the words almost sound like a growl as they leave her throat. it’s frustrating to sit and watch, especially when there’s nothing to see. she turns her back on the screens again. teeth chewing on her bottom lip as she seems to float away into her thoughts. into painful childhood memories. ❝ he’ll get what’s coming to him. ❞ she’ll make it her mission. he deserves to rot in jail for everything he’s done. not just to her, but to her mother as well. a sigh floats past her lips as the stern look on her features starts to crumble. she’s so tired of being angry. of having to deal with everything he’s done, past and present. the shadow of her family history constantly lingers over her, even with her secret revealed all those years ago. ❝ i just —– need closure. ❞
worry etches itself onto delicate features , fingers twitching as they hover over the keyboard. she hates that there is nothing either of them can do , that they can’t rush to help. whilst she awaits a response from one of the team , she reaches out , resting her fingers over the top of one of artemis’ hands. “ we just have to wait. “ she says , even though she knows it’s a game neither of them are good at , or want to play. barbara nods , looking back to the screens , withdrawing her hand to hover over the keys once again. she doesn’t know what it’s like for artemis , to have her father be who he is. to live with that knowledge. but she does know artemis has come so far from when she’d first joined the team. she’d read about it in batman’s files. “ the team will get him , artemis. “ she hopes it sound convincing. she gets a response , eventually , from beast boy , telling her he’s going in to investigate. she leans back in her chair , arms folding over her chest. “ garfield’s going to investigate. if they can , i don’t know , apprehend him , i can get the cops down there quick. they’ll take him in. “ she glances up at her , frowning slightly when she mentions closure. barbara , of all people , knows how that feels. she’s always wanted to know the REASONING behind the joker shooting her , what he’d gotten out of it. turns out , it was a sick joke. she swallows , nodding her head once or twice , taking her glasses off to wipe them down. “ i get that. i wish i could help more. “
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