violetvelafiles

Gotham: busted dreams, broken hearts, and the people who love you anyway.

Literary HarlIvy & Gotham fiction, told in diaries, voice memos, and found footage.

Art: The Bat Family

Dick Grayson as Nightwing, full-length character sheet: matte black suit with the blue bird emblem sweeping across the chest and down both arms, blue finger stripes and soles, black domino mask, twin escrima sticks over his shoulders, tousled dark hair swept back, half-smile Jason Todd as Red Hood leaning against a brick wall beside a downspout, arms folded, red hood up over a black leather jacket, red bat emblem on a gray armored shirt, thigh holsters, one red boot planted on the wall Tim Drake as Robin, full-length character sheet: red and black armored suit with yellow gauntlets and utility belt, tattered gray cape, bo staff over his shoulder, black domino mask, shoulder-length dark hair

Art: Distress Fracture (coming soon)

Violet Vela, Stephanie Brown, and Izzy Ortiz at the Vela Repair counter, all three staring up at something off-frame; Steph in a purple GCCC sweatshirt leaning on the counter, Violet in a gray hoodie over a black tee with her purple ponytail, Izzy in green scrubs and a navy hoodie with her hand over her mouth, two salad containers and a pink-cased phone on the counter Rec-league tip-off: Jason Todd in a red Outlaws #2 jersey wins the jump ball over a blond opponent in a yellow and green #8 jersey, the referee below with his arm raised

Art: Sorry, We're Closed

Red Hood crossing a rain-slicked street toward Edmond's bar and its glowing Sorry We're Closed sign Jason Todd at the end of the bar with a whiskey-colored pour and a single hand-shaved sphere of ice Jason Todd lying flat on the bar top, staring at the ceiling in the neon light Jason Todd's jacket hung on a bedroom door, boots paired neatly beneath it

Art: Sometimes No Words Are Best

Tim Drake in a tuxedo riding in a limousine with a drink, the Gotham skyline and a red bridge through the window Bruce Wayne in a tuxedo holding a champagne flute in the back of a limousine, mid-sentence Zatanna brushing her hair at a lit dressing-room mirror as a top hat is set on her head, Bruce Wayne smiling in the reflection Cassandra Cain in ballet practice wear pointing at the dressing-room mirror while Kate Kane in a gray suit holds a Swan Lake program, a black tutu on a dress form beside them Zatanna in a top hat seen from behind in profile at her lit dressing-room mirror, her reflection matching her pose Zatanna in a top hat seen from behind in profile, talking to someone off-frame, while her reflection in the lit dressing-room mirror faces forward and winks The winking-mirror scene framed in a phone camera viewfinder, recording not yet started, battery at 19 percent Barbara Gordon in her wheelchair in a green wrap dress toasting cosmopolitans with Violet Vela standing beside her in a red dress Tim Drake and Violet Vela seated at the ballet sharing a Swan Lake program, Violet laughing Tim Drake in a tuxedo and red bow tie trading a look with Violet Vela in a purple dress across red theater seats, her chrome forearm resting on the armrest Cassandra Cain as the Black Swan in a black feathered tutu and crown, mid-turn en pointe on a golden-lit stage, her reflection in the floor Barbara Gordon in her wheelchair holding a tablet while Violet Vela leans over her shoulder pointing at the screen, a cable running from Violet's chrome forearm into the tablet Tim Drake reading his phone in the back of a limousine while Violet Vela lounges beside him, her chrome forearm draped near the charging console Alfred in a chauffeur cap turning to look over his shoulder from the driver seat of a limousine, one gloved finger on the console as the dashboard screen reads PURSUIT MODE: ENGAGED in red Tim Drake in a tuxedo pointing at his phone beside Cassandra Cain in a yellow jacket and black tank top Tim Drake and Cassandra Cain in grappling stances facing off across a sparring mat A woman resting her palm against a tall glass display cylinder holding a dark caped suit in a dim cave Tim Drake and Cassandra Cain close together on the sparring mat, her wrists wrapped in a purple sash Tim Drake and Cassandra Cain in a close embrace, kissing, on the sparring mat

Art: Would You Take Me Back, If I was Different?

Dr. Harleen Quinzel and Pamela Isley at an Arkham table with a journal between them Violet Vela and Stephanie Brown at the Vela Repair counter Poison Ivy in a Carhartt jacket and basketball shorts Poison Ivy and Caiden Poison Ivy lifting a masked Roman Sionis by the collar Harley Quinn and Nightwing tangled together on a Twister mat Poison Ivy facing Harley Quinn, who holds a baseball bat Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy kissing Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn with a revolver Poison Ivy holding a sleeping Harley Quinn in bed

Art: The Eyepatch Works for Me

Pamela Isley arranging flowers behind the counter at Baudelaire while Jason Todd, arms crossed, watches

Art: Batfam Big Bang 2026

Jason Todd in a red hooded vest brandishing a copy of Pride and Prejudice at a smiling professor seated behind a laptop in a library Talia al Ghul in green robes cradling young Damian curled in her lap on a stone garden bench at night, placing a rose in his hair as a firefly glows beside them and a mountain fortress rises behind

Art: ArtFight 2026

Violet Vela and Delaney on a rooftop, each gripping a side of a torn black t-shirt with a red bat emblem Violet Vela projecting a stencil from her forearm chrome while Tiff spray-paints a dripping no-Batman mural and Monty films it on his phone Violet Vela handcuffed in an interrogation room, looking away while Sgt. Stoneye, a gorgon police sergeant with black-and-white banded snake hair, lowers her sunglasses across the table

Art: Violet Vela OC

Violet Vela in a sleeveless cream turtleneck and flared jeans, chrome forearms bare, purse over her shoulder, ready for a date Violet Vela with a purple wolf cut, seen from behind in a green halter top laced over a steel-boned back, chrome forearms resting on a bar rail beside a drink as she glances over her shoulder Violet Vela on a Gotham rooftop under a full moon in a long black coat with purple lining, one hand resting on the stock of a scoped rifle, the other pointing at the viewer Violet Vela leaning against a red brick wall in a purple sleeveless hoodie, black turtleneck, and olive cargo pants, chrome forearms tucked into her pockets, one boot crossed over the other Violet Vela three-view turnaround in a gray and purple zip-front one-piece swimsuit and combat boots: three-quarter, back, and front, showing chrome forearms, chrome knees, the riveted lumbar plate, and blue circuit traces on her arms and legs