MEOWDY ! MY NAME IS SERA, AND YOU'VE REACHED MY INDEPENDENT ROLEPLAY BLOG FOR SELINA KYLE / CATWOMAN PRIMARILY DERIVED FROM THE BATMAN 2022, DIRECTED BY MATT REEVES AND RECASTED WITH ZAZIE BEETZ (3/30/2022). I AM NEITHER AFFILIATED WITH ANY PARTY ABOVE, DETECTIVE COMICS, JOËLLE JONES, ETC. 18+, MATURE, TRIGGERING, AND SEXUAL CONTENT INCLUDED. STANDARD RP ETTIQUTE EXPECTED. NO RACISM, HOMOPHOBIA, TRANSPHOBIA, XENOPHOBIA, ANTI-BLACKNESS, TERF SHIT WELCOME.
- GRAPHICS, DOC, AND OVERALL AESTHETIC BY ME, MY PSD FOR THIS BLOG IS : #22, NOUVELLE VAGUE BY SOMRESOURCES.
- LIKEWISE, ALL META ANALYSIS, HEADCANONS, AND INTERPRETATION MARKERS ARE OF MY OWN CREATION. I’M ONLY APPROPRIATING THE CHARACTER AND MYTHOS OF SELINA KYLE AND CATWOMAN. PLEASE DON’T STEAL, AND THOUGH IMITATION IS FLATTERING, PLEASE DON’T AS WELL.
CONTENT , THIS BLOG WILL INCLUDE MANY ASPECTS AND THEMES RELATING TO SELINA'S ORIGIN. A FEW OF THESE ARE GREY MORALITY, CLASS STRUGGLE, CHILDHOOD TRAUMA AND IT'S LASTING EFFECTS, FEMME FATALES, RECLAIMING POWER. SELINA'S ORIGINS ALSO INCLUDE INSTANCES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, CHILD ABUSE, AND R-PE. PLEASE PROCEED WITH CAUTION. ALL INSTANCES WILL BE TAGGED AS TRIGGER TW OR TRIGGER // . IF A TRIGGER HAS BEEN MISSED, BRING IT TO MY ATTENTION AND IT WILL BE RECTIFIED.
- MY OWN TRIGGERS INCLUDE SELF - HARM, CANCER, TERMINAL ILLNESS, ALCOHOLISM & ALCOHOL ABUSE, DRUG ABUSE, ANIMAL / PET ILLNESS, DEATH, OR ABUSE.
PORTRAYAL , GIVEN THAT SELINA AND CATWOMAN HAVE EXISTED AS CHARACTERS FOR NEARLY A CENTURY, THERE IS A WEALTH OF CONTENT TO PULL FROM FOR CHARACTERIZATION. MY SELINA IS PRIMARILY BASED ON THE CHARACTERIZATION IN THE 2022 FILM THE BATMAN, AND INFLUENCED WITH VARIOUS COMIC ARCS. CANON ARCS TO THIS BLOG SO FAR READ
- THIS LIST IS SUBJECT TO ADDITIONS AND REMOVALS, AND IS NOT COMPREHENSIVE.

INTERACTION , THIS BLOG IS A PRIVATE, SELECTIVE AND MUTUALS ONLY. MY ACTIVITY IS SPORADIC, AND I'M MOSTLY REACHABLE ANYTIME OF DAY. I DO WORK ANYWHERE BETWEEN 15-30 HRS A WEEK, AND ENJOY TIME TO DECOMPRESS, HANG OUT WITH MY FIANCE, PLAY GAMES, AND CUDDLE WITH MY CATS. THE BEST WAY TO ENGAGE IN INTERACTION IS EITHER ASK MEMES , PLEASE CONTINUE THEM, OR IN THE DMS. SEND A MEME, ANSWER ONE FROM ME, AND THERE'S A HIGH CHANCE I'LL RESPOND TO IT TOO. FORMING OOC DYNAMICS, AND FRIENDS IS ALSO A SUPER IMPORTANT PART -- BUT NOT NECESSARY ! I DO OFTEN TIMES HOLD PEOPLE AT ARM'S LENGTH, AND OCCASSIONALLY GHOST FOR A WEEK OR SO. DISCORD AVAILABLE FOR FRIENDLY, CLOSE AND PLOTTING MUTUALS.
- DNI : MULTIS ARE FOR THE MOST PART EXEMPT, I JUST WON'T INTERACT WITH SAID FANDOMS / CHARACTERS. LIST IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY POINT.
- FANDOMS : FNAF, AOT / SNK, VAMPIRE DIARIES, RIVERDALE, THE HANDMAID’S TALE, COBRA KAI.
- CHARACTERS : NEGAN, THE GOVERNOR, TROY OTTO, SHANE WALSH, BILLY HARGROVE
- FACECLAIMS : WHITEWASHED / GENDERBENT CHARACTERS, WHITEWASHED MAXIMOFFS, SCARLETT JOHNANSEN’S BLACK WIDOW, CHRIS PRATT, ANY RACIST, HOMOPHOBIC, ETC ACTORS / ACTRESSES, BLOGS THAT USE DECEASED ACTORS.
SHIPPING , I ABSOLUTELY ADORE SHIPPING ! I DON’T TEND TO GET TOO INVOLVED WITH IT MOST TIMES, PREFERRING ACTION, SURVIVAL, OR DRAMA THREADS — BUT THAT IS ONLY MADE BETTER WITH SHIPS ! AND I’M TALKING ALL KINDS, PRE - ESTABLISHED GOODNESS. FRIENDS, LOVERS, EXES, ENEMIES, FWB, ETC. I DO SHIP BATCAT AS MENTIONED ABOVE, AND SELINA IS BISEXUAL ! IF YOU THINK OUR MUSES WOULD HAVE CHEMISTRY, 9/10 TIMES I'LL AGREE AND ALREADY BE SHIPPING THEM. SELINA IS AN INCREDIBLY FLIRTATIOUS PERSON, IT'S NOT MEANT AS FORCESHIPPING, JUST PLAYFUL. YOUR CHARACTER IS FREE TO INTERACT IN ANY IC WAY YOU SEE FIT. ALL SHIPS ARE IN SEPARATE VERSES, UNLESS IT FITS IN A CERTAIN TIMELINE ♥. I'M ALRIGHT AS WELL WITH WRITING SMUT, SEXUAL SCENARIOS, ETC. I'M NOT GREAT AT IT, BUT IT'S FINE, AND A FUN TIME ! I'M ALSO ALRIGHT WITH FADING TO BLACK, ETC.


[ . ] CONNECTIONS.

FAMILY ,
MARIA KYLE : MOTHER, DECEASED
MALKE S. MORGENSTERN : FOSTER MOTHER, DECEASED
CARMINE FALCONE : BIOLOGICAL FATHER, DECEASED
MAGDALINE KYLE : SISTER, ESTRANGED
HOLLY ROBINSON : PROTÉGÉE
VIGILANTES ,
BATMAN ; IDENTITY UNKNOWN . ( AMICABLE, ALLY )
IN PROGRESS ; AFFILIATION WELCOME
RELATIONSHIP STATUS⠀⠀⠀:⠀single . ( 'it's complicated' ( verse dependent ) )
SIGNIFICANT OTHER⠀⠀:⠀'it's complicated' ( verse dependent )
CHILDREN⠀⠀:⠀verse dependent.
- helena wayne, daughter.
PETS⠀⠀:⠀monty, cinders, peach, various cats.

[ . ] GENERAL.

FULL NAME : SELINA KYLE
ALTER EGO : CATWOMAN
KNOWN ALIASES : EVA BARR, HOLLY ROBINSON.
AGE : 32.
GENDER : CISFEMALE
PLACE OF BIRTH : GOTHAM
CURRENT RESIDENCE : BLUDHAVEN OR VILLA HERMOSA.
FACECLAIM : ZAZIE BEETZ . ( KYLEIGH CURRAN YOUNGER / TEEN . )
RELIGION : ATHIEST.
ALLEGIANCE: HERSELF. BATMAN.
SPOKEN LANGUAGES: SPANISH, HEBREW, GERMAN, MANDARIN.

[ . ] PSYCHE.

POSITIVE TRAITS : PRAGMATIC, RESOURCEFUL, COMPASSIONATE ( CONDITIONAL ) ANIMAL LOVER .
NEGATIVE TRAITS : SELF - ABSORBED, OPPORTUNISTIC ( OFTEN AT THE DETREMENT OF OTHERS ), LIFE OF LIES .
MENTAL HEALTH : TBA.
HABITS : GUM CHEWING, MILK DRINKING .
LIKES : CATS, AIR PLANTS, THIGH - HIGH BOOTS, THOSE IN CAPES .
DISLIKES : AUTHORATATIVE FIGURES, THE RICH, ANIMAL ABUSERS, ARTIFICIAL BANANA .
MBTI : ASSERTIVE ADVENTURER.
ENNEAGRAM : THE OPPORTUNIST.
TEMPERAMENT : THE EXECUTIVE ( CHOLERIC - SANGUINE.
ALIGNMENT : NEUTRAL.
ZODIAC : SCORPIO.
PERSPECTIVE : TBA.

[ . ] PHYSICAL.

HAIR COLOR / STYLE : FAVORS IT CROPPED SHORT, A DEEP WARM BROWN HER NATURAL SHADE. SUBJECT TO CHANGE, VARIOUS USES OF DYES, WIGS, WEAVES, ETC.
EYES : SLIGHTLY NARROW SET, THE COLOR OF BEDROCK, THE COLOR OF FRESHLY TILLED SOIL. UNFLINCHINGLY DARK, DRAWING OTHER'S INWARD, DISARMING.
COMPLEXION : MEDIUM, WARM WITH BROWN UNDERTONES. SMOOTH, AND SPECKLED WITH FRECKLES .
BODY TYPE : THIN, TONED MUSCLE, LONG LIMBS, LONG MIDSECTION. MADE FOR SWIFT MOVEMENT.
HEIGHT : 5'2 .
SCARS : SEVERAL .
PIERCINGS : EAR LOBES, INCLUDING UPPER, HELIX, SNUG, DAITH, AND ORBITAL CONCH,
SCENT : WOODSY, PAIRED WITH LIGHT UNDERTONES OF CITRUS.
CLOTHING : FITTED AND EMBRACING CLOTHING. LOOKS TOO TIGHT, BUT ISN'T. WEARS CLOTHES AS A SECOND SKIN. ENJOYS FAUX LEATHER, HIGH BOOTS, 'REVEALING' CLOTHING ; CONFIDENT IN HER BODY.
JEWELRY / ACCESSORY : VARIOUS DEPENDING ON THE ROLE OF THE DAY.
ACCENT: DIRECT TONE, CLEAR, AND FILLED WITH CONFIDENCE. HINTS OF A "GOTHAM" ACCENT ( THINK NEW YORK / NEW JERSEY LINE ) .


[ . ] QUICK BIOGRAPHY, IN PROGRESS.

LIFE ISN'T MADE TO BE FAIR. AT LEAST, THAT'S HOW SELINA KYLE WAS BROUGHT INTO THE WORLD. LOSING HER MOTHER TO VIOLENCE AND SUICIDE AT AN EARLY AGE HAD TAUGHT HER THAT. SPENDING HER FORMATIVE YEARS AT A LOUD, RAUCKOUS CLUB WHERE MEN SPOKE WITH BARBED TONGUES AND SMOKEY MOUTHS TAUGHT HER THAT AS WELL. THIS WORLD, WAS ABOUT TAKING WHAT YOU WANTED, BY WHATEVER MEANS, TO SURVIVE. WITH HER PRESUMED BIOLOGICAL FATHER DENYING ANY RELATION, SELINA QUICKLY ENTERS THE GOTHAM CHILDREN SERVICES, A PALTRY, THREADBEAR DEPARTMENT -- THE GOTHAM ORPHANAGE ( FORMALLY KNOWN AS THE THOMAS AND MARTHA WAYNE HOME FOR CHILDREN ) SLOWLY BECAME GUTTED LKE THE CITY, THE CHILDREN THERE -- FORGOTTEN, UNIMPORTANT.FOR YEARS SHE SPENT RUNNING, CHASING, BEING CHASED. BY COPS, BY SHOPKEEPS, BY FOSTER PARENTS WHO CARED MORE ABOUT THE MONTHLY STIPEND THAN ABOUT RAISING HER. BUT SHE, WAS SWIFT, CUNNING, AND CLEVER. LIKE A CAT, SHE DEVELOPED TRICKS, TO ELUDE AND EVADE. HOW TO PICK ANY LOCK IN THE ORPHANAGE WAS A NECESSARY HURDLE. AFTER, NO ONE, AND NOWHERE COULD KEEP HER OUT. THIS BEGAN A TREND THAT FURTHER PUSHED HER DOWN A CRIMINAL PATH, HER FIRST TIME IN GOTHAM JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER BEING AT THIRTEEN FOR STEALING.


[ . ] FORMATIVE EVENTS

[ ORIGIN ] /// : APRIL, 2004.


YOU REMEMBER THE RAIN, though in gotham city, the dry days are rare. you remember the rain because you forgot your umbrella. the rain soaks through your sweater, your undershirt, creating heavy sopping pools through your braids that your mother had done two days prior. the sun sets early, as if darkness is all gotham city is, but even now, you don't fear the night, only the PEOPLE WHO HUNGER in it. you round the corner, and buzz yourself in, not noticing that your mother doesn't come to the intercom to welcome you home. she's a busy woman, sometimes with men from work ... she works nights too, you understand. it's a hard world for women like you, like her. jumping up the stairs, you feel fear, as if worried about your mother's reaction to the dampness of your hair, knowing about how long you'd need to sit and dry it out. all night, but it will be fine, you'll be dry and warm, and once the night completes it's ascension the apartment is yours. but you notice, your door is open, chain lock hanging unceremoniously on the wrong side of the door as if it's been broken into. your steps slow, your heartrate increases, you're only a child, but dread settles familiarly in your body. you call out for your mother, and hear nothing but the screeching suspended rail a block or two away. swallowing the sick feeling in your stomach, you venture forward, seeing broken glass, and a broken coffee table. the couch that sometimes is your bed is off center, turned towards the left.there's a chill, the floor almost damp from the open window. it's still raining, and thunder cascades across, rattling the window panes. you make to close them, and find blood. you walk towards your mother's room, and find blood. the bathroom seems distant, like the hallway expands towards it, but you venture forward anyway. the scene, your screams are muffled by the rail, the sirens, gotham city smothering all of your loss.