#secret id

“That is a completely ridiculous codename!”

“Like yours is any better!”

When they finally uncovered their nemesis’ identity, they expected to feel elated. Smug, at least. Instead they just felt- “Shit.”

The hero glared up at them, a raw red stripe outlining their eyes. Tears glittered even as they gritted their teeth. “What,” they snapped, “prettier than you expected? Younger? Less famous? I’m a nobody, I told you. There’s no way for you to find out who I am.”

But the hero wasn’t a nobody, not to them. They were a friend, a best friend, and…a crush. Shit. Shit.

Broke: Barbara Gordon as a natural redhead who lets her distinctive red tresses hang out of the back of her cowl.

Woke: Brunette Barbara Gordon sewing red hair extensions into the back of her cowl for the ultimate Secret ID misdirection.

Bad Joke: Kate Kane carelessly hot-gluing a day-glo red fright wig to her armored cowl. (Horribly obvious in the TV series.)