˗ˏˋ 𝓣𝙃𝙀 𖥠 𝓗𝙐𝙉𝙏𝙍𝙀𝙎𝙎 .

⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ❝⠀ 𝓖𝙤⠀𝙖𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙⠀𝙖𝙣𝙙⠀𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡⠀𝙢𝙚⠀𝙃𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙖⠀. ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 𝙒𝙝𝙮⠀𝙣𝙤𝙩 ⠀ .ᐣ ❞ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀

[˗ˏˋ 𝓣𝙃𝙀 𖥠 𝓗𝙐𝙉𝙏𝙍𝙀𝙎𝙎 . @VIOLETSVENDETTA]

╭──┈┈┈⋆ ࿐ྂ ၴႅၴ ꫂ ၴႅၴ﹔

𝓗𝙴𝙻𝙴𝙽𝙰 𝓑𝙴𝚁𝚃𝙸𝙽𝙴𝙻𝙻𝙸 .

❝ 𝓦𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙 ,
𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡 .❞

◌ ✿ ｡˚ ⋆┈┈┈──╯

[࣪ ⟢˘ ᅟ 𝖔͟de ᅟ to ᅟ the ᅟ ‍𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬. ‍ ‍ᅟ @godabhor]

and she can kiss a man or slit his throat．

[˗ˏˋ 𝓣𝙃𝙀 𖥠 𝓗𝙐𝙉𝙏𝙍𝙀𝙎𝙎 . @VIOLETSVENDETTA]

ㅤ

⋅ ˚₊‧ ♢ ‧₊˚ ⋅

[࣪ ⟢˘ ᅟ 𝖔͟de ᅟ to ᅟ the ᅟ ‍𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬. ‍ ‍ᅟ @godabhor]

no longer praying on your downfall． i will be directly involved．

[˗ˏˋ 𝓣𝙃𝙀 𖥠 𝓗𝙐𝙉𝙏𝙍𝙀𝙎𝙎 . @VIOLETSVENDETTA]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀
i wasn’t talking about you .

but actually ? yeah , you too .
⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀

[˗ˏˋ 𝓣𝙃𝙀 𖥠 𝓗𝙐𝙉𝙏𝙍𝙀𝙎𝙎 . @VIOLETSVENDETTA]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀
( a beat , then she lowers the crossbow a fraction , gleaming arrow no longer aimed at his chest .)

it’s not for you , as long as you stay out of my way .
⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀

[۟ @SPIRIT0FGOTHAM]

⠀⠀
⠀⠀Nothing happens in this city without my knowledge.
⠀⠀
⠀⠀And if you pull that trigger. You won’t like what happens next.
⠀⠀

[˗ˏˋ 𝓣𝙃𝙀 𖥠 𝓗𝙐𝙉𝙏𝙍𝙀𝙎𝙎 . @VIOLETSVENDETTA]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀
you two are so embarrassing .
⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀

[˗ˏˋ 𝓣𝙃𝙀 𖥠 𝓗𝙐𝙉𝙏𝙍𝙀𝙎𝙎 . @VIOLETSVENDETTA]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀
yeah , i know . and you’ll try to stop me .

( irises following his glove , finger tensed against the trigger .)

but it’ll be too late .
⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀

[۟ @SPIRIT0FGOTHAM]

⠀⠀
⠀⠀( something in his glove, the rain obscures it enough )
⠀⠀
⠀⠀we both know ill find out.
⠀⠀

[࣪ ⟢˘ ᅟ 𝖔͟de ᅟ to ᅟ the ᅟ ‍𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬. ‍ ‍ᅟ @godabhor]

can i be forgiven if i don't regret it ﹖

[˗ˏˋ 𝓣𝙃𝙀 𖥠 𝓗𝙐𝙉𝙏𝙍𝙀𝙎𝙎 . @VIOLETSVENDETTA]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀
business ? yeah .

( arrow gleaming , silver as the moon .)

which is exactly why you can’t know .
⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀

[۟ @SPIRIT0FGOTHAM]

⠀⠀
⠀⠀( staring down the proverbial barrel )
⠀⠀
⠀⠀are you here on business?
⠀⠀
⠀⠀( a pause )
⠀⠀
⠀⠀the kind I should know about.
⠀⠀

[𝕺𝙷ˎ 𝕮𝚁𝚄𝙴𝙻 𝕱𝙰𝚃𝙴 .ᐟ @rabidaffections]

full of 𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚 and 𝙧𝙤𝙩 .

[˗ˏˋ 𝓣𝙃𝙀 𖥠 𝓗𝙐𝙉𝙏𝙍𝙀𝙎𝙎 . @VIOLETSVENDETTA]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀
( wincing almost imperceptibly , standing stiffly on her wounded leg .)

guns . . . they’re so tactless . ugly , loud , crude , there’s no finesse at all .
⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀

[𝓂inerva. @FlSTSANDGLORY]

your secret is safe with me.

[˗ˏˋ 𝓣𝙃𝙀 𖥠 𝓗𝙐𝙉𝙏𝙍𝙀𝙎𝙎 . @VIOLETSVENDETTA]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀
sure , the cave’s fine . just— don’t tell Bruce . i don’t want anyone else knowing i’m back just yet .
⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀

[𝓂inerva. @FlSTSANDGLORY]

we could go to the cave, if you would like.

[˗ˏˋ 𝓣𝙃𝙀 𖥠 𝓗𝙐𝙉𝙏𝙍𝙀𝙎𝙎 . @VIOLETSVENDETTA]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀
. . .

if you’re offering , yeah . it could use a look .
⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀

[𝓂inerva. @FlSTSANDGLORY]

I do not think that is safe. I could take a look at it, if you would like.

[˗ˏˋ 𝓣𝙃𝙀 𖥠 𝓗𝙐𝙉𝙏𝙍𝙀𝙎𝙎 . @VIOLETSVENDETTA]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀
not when you’re nursing a bullet wound , it isn’t .
⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀

[𝓂inerva. @FlSTSANDGLORY]

ah. no, it is far too early for alcohol.

[˗ˏˋ 𝓣𝙃𝙀 𖥠 𝓗𝙐𝙉𝙏𝙍𝙀𝙎𝙎 . @VIOLETSVENDETTA]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀
i meant alcohol , but i’d take coffee .
⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀

[𝓂inerva. @FlSTSANDGLORY]

I find coffee to be too harsh on one’s body. tea does the work well enough for me.

[˗ˏˋ 𝓣𝙃𝙀 𖥠 𝓗𝙐𝙉𝙏𝙍𝙀𝙎𝙎 . @VIOLETSVENDETTA]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀
( sitting across from her .)

chamomile , really ?

i was hoping you’d have something a little stronger .
⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀

[𝓂inerva. @FlSTSANDGLORY]

( she is simply going to drink her tea for now . . . )