𓂀 𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫 "𝙰̷𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔯𝔞" 𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵 𓂀

"𝘐'𝘮 𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 @_IcebergLounge_. 𝘋𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵." 𓋹

#𝐎𝐧𝐞𝐆𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐦 #𝐃𝐂𝐑𝐏 #�#𝐃𝐂𝐑𝐏 #𝐌�#𝐌𝐕𝐑𝐏

[𓂀 𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫 "𝙰̷𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔯𝔞" 𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵 𓂀 @IcebergDawn]

𓂀 "ℑ 𝔞𝔪 𝔇𝔢𝔞𝔱𝔥. ℑ 𝔞𝔪 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔏𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱." 𓂀

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[𓂀 𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫 "𝙰̷𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔯𝔞" 𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵 𓂀 @IcebergDawn]

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𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫

꧁༒☬ ł ₳₥ ĐɆ₳₮Ⱨ ☬༒꧂

𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵
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[𓂀 𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫 "𝙰̷𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔯𝔞" 𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵 𓂀 @IcebergDawn]

@taylormomsen "I could've told you that was going to happen. You'll be alright."

[𓂀 𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫 "𝙰̷𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔯𝔞" 𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵 𓂀 @IcebergDawn]

"She resembles my sister Death."

[Mr. William Henry Leonard Poe 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @WadeJo8]

Happy Friday morning y’all

[𓂀 𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫 "𝙰̷𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔯𝔞" 𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵 𓂀 @IcebergDawn]

𓂀 𓋹 "𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺. 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭.

𝘕𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘺'𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬." 𓋹 𓂀

[𓂀 𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫 "𝙰̷𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔯𝔞" 𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵 𓂀 @IcebergDawn]

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𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫

꧁༒ 𓂀 𓋹 ₣₳₥łⱠɎ ₱ØⱤ₮Ɽ₳ł₮ 𓋹 𓂀 ༒꧂

𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵
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[𓂀 𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫 "𝙰̷𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔯𝔞" 𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵 𓂀 @IcebergDawn]

𓂀 𓋹 "𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘩. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘶𝘴… 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺." 𓋹 𓂀

[𓂀 𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫 "𝙰̷𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔯𝔞" 𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵 𓂀 @IcebergDawn]

𓂀 "ℑ 𝔞𝔪 𝔇𝔢𝔞𝔱𝔥. ℑ 𝔞𝔪 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔏𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱." 𓂀

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𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫

꧁༒☬ ł ₳₥ ĐɆ₳₮Ⱨ ☬༒꧂

𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵
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[𓂀 𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫 "𝙰̷𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔯𝔞" 𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵 𓂀 @IcebergDawn]

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[𓂀 𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫 "𝙰̷𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔯𝔞" 𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵 𓂀 @IcebergDawn]

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𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫

꧁༒☬ 𓂀 𓋹 Đ₳₩₦ Ø₣ ₮ⱧɆ Ɇ₦ĐⱠɆ₴₴ 𓋹 𓂀 ☬༒꧂

𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵
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[𓂀 𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫 "𝙰̷𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔯𝔞" 𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵 𓂀 @IcebergDawn]

"Eventually, he and I came to an understanding.

He agreed he would confront his past and use his future position to better the city.

That was over a decade ago.

My employment came a while later; I'm surprised he didn't recognize me.

Then again, they never do."

[𓂀 𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫 "𝙰̷𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔯𝔞" 𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵 𓂀 @IcebergDawn]

"Throughout my time here observing them, many of the people have piqued my interest from time to time.

My employer is one of those people.

He's been called a criminal mastermind and one of Gotham's most notorious mobsters.

A fair assessment.

But I saw the potential."

[𓂀 𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫 "𝙰̷𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔯𝔞" 𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵 𓂀 @IcebergDawn]

"I visited him on occasion—sometimes in thoughts, sometimes in dreams.

I enjoyed our talks.

We spoke about giving back to a city he had taken so much from.

We mainly focused on charities and other ways to help children, especially orphans and homeless kids."

[𓂀 𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫 "𝙰̷𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔯𝔞" 𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵 𓂀 @IcebergDawn]

@BeforeTheLaughs +

“But Gotham doesn’t always make it that easy, does it?”

Her expression calm, a subtle spark of empathy in her eyes.

"In a city like this, exits aren't always doors. Sometimes they're windows you have to shatter.

Question is, what's the glass made of that's keeping you in?"

[𓂀 𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫 "𝙰̷𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔯𝔞" 𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵 𓂀 @IcebergDawn]

@BeforeTheLaughs Dawn returns, taking her spot behind the bar after a brief exchange with a customer.

She wipes her hands on the towel before leaning on the bar again.

“Maybe finding the exit is as simple as stepping out,” she says softly, eyeing Harley’s glass to see if it needs a refill.

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[𓂀 𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫 "𝙰̷𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔯𝔞" 𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵 𓂀 @IcebergDawn]

𓂀 𓋹 "𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘩. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘶𝘴… 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺." 𓋹 𓂀

[𓂀 𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫 "𝙰̷𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔯𝔞" 𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵 𓂀 @IcebergDawn]

@Gotham_Huntress @IcebergLadies "Okay," she said, drawing the word out a little.

"Well, let me know if there's anything I can get for you."

[𓂀 𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫 "𝙰̷𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔯𝔞" 𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵 𓂀 @IcebergDawn]

@AntheaVampire +

She makes brief eye contact, then gives the other end of the bar a quick scan before continuing to wipe it down.

"I honestly wouldn't know what 'ordinary' looks like. We're all different in some way."

[𓂀 𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫 "𝙰̷𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔯𝔞" 𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵 𓂀 @IcebergDawn]

She finishes wiping the bar as [THE READER] approaches.

"Welcome to the #Iceberglounge. What can I get you?"

[𓂀 𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫 "𝙰̷𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔯𝔞" 𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵 𓂀 @IcebergDawn]

@AntheaVampire Dawn glances over, pulling the towel from her shoulder.

“I pour for anyone who wants a drink,” she replies, starting to wipe the bar with practiced ease, erasing the faint rings left by earlier patrons.

“Whether they’re human, crocodile, Kryptonian… or vampire.”

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[𓂀 𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫 "𝙰̷𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔯𝔞" 𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵 𓂀 @IcebergDawn]

"Two years later, she met the then 25-year-old Charles.

He was known as the 'King of Bourges' at that time.

It was thanks to her that he gained the throne of France and set things right.

She was very brave and died at the age of nineteen.

But her legacy will live on forever."

[𓂀 𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫 "𝙰̷𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔯𝔞" 𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵 𓂀 @IcebergDawn]

"I remember one time my sister asked me to join her for a birth.

It was an important one, she said.

It was under his reign that the long war would end.

He had a rough go of it, though.

In 1420, his father disinherited him, and his succession wasn't set in stone."

[𓂀 𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫 "𝙰̷𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔯𝔞" 𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵 𓂀 @IcebergDawn]

"After seeing the repercussions this would have on the timeline, I decided to intervene.

I met Jeanne d'Arc in 1427.

She was only fifteen at the time.

We spoke, and I showed her what was to come and her role in it all."

[𓂀 𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫 "𝙰̷𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔯𝔞" 𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵 𓂀 @IcebergDawn]

@BeforeTheLaughs +

“Circles are sneaky like that—they keep you spinning so you don’t notice the exit right in front of you."

Dawn overhears another patron calling for her and pushes off the bar.

"Gimme just one sec," she says, raising an index finger before stepping away.

[𓂀 𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫 "𝙰̷𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔯𝔞" 𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵 𓂀 @IcebergDawn]

@BeforeTheLaughs "No, I'm just the bartender," she replies, a small, knowing smile touching her lips.

“I’ve poured enough ‘normal’ nights to know the fear is real.

And the cracking? That’s just the design reminding you it’s still alive.”

Her eyes meet Harley’s with quiet understanding.

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[𓂀 𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫 "𝙰̷𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔯𝔞" 𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵 𓂀 @IcebergDawn]

@BeforeTheLaughs + “So maybe the real prescription isn’t fixing the head at all. Maybe it’s learning to wear the fracture like it was always part of the design.”

[𓂀 𝔇𝔞𝔴𝔫 "𝙰̷𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔯𝔞" 𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔲𝔵 𓂀 @IcebergDawn]

@BeforeTheLaughs + "Even the ones with fancy degrees, the ones who know they’re fucked in the head.

They’re the only ones still trying to keep the pieces from cutting everyone else, while everyone else just pretends the cracks aren’t there.”

She lifts one shoulder in a half-shrug.

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