𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄, 𝓀𝒾𝓉𝓉𝓎 𝓀𝒾𝓉𝓉𝓎

felicia is an only child to a wealthy family in queens

her dad was a “traveling salesman” so he was away a bunch on business trips and such, leaving felicia’s mom to do most of the parenting

her father always told her that if she’s going to do something, to strive and be the very best at it. however her mother was never satisfied with her “best” and often pushed felicia further when she took up an interest in activities such as cheerleading and gymnastics

when felicia was 13, she was told by her mother that her father died in a plane crash over the andes mountains in south america tho this was a cover up for him being in jail. she later finds out that her father was an infamous cat burglar (via the newspapers) which made her put 2 and 2 together and realize his “business trips” were bullshit

after being mugged felicia learned of the “excitement” that comes with her father's career, leading her to then learn self defense and enroll in martial arts classes where she was trained in the okinawan art of goju ryu. in this time, felicia also took the time out to learn how to pick locks and crack open safes

when felicia was a freshman in college, she was date r*ped by her boyfriend at the time. she was horrified and angered beyond belief that he stole her life from her, despite the consequences felicia decided to murder him. she put aside her studies to learn different styles of fighting before seeking him out, only to find that he died in a drunk driving accident.

she was angry she couldn’t get her revenge ( and to this day, it’s still something that affects her from time to time ) but ended up channeling all of that into following in her father’s footsteps, becoming the black cat

again her father’s teachings of being the best at whatever she puts her mind to resonated when she took up the title of black cat, becoming the self proclaimed QUEEN of crime :~)