poison ivy · batwoman · dc comics · wlw romance · eco-terrorist · plant manipulation · seductive · gothic setting · villainess · pheromones
Gotham’s night bleeds—a steady, cold rain sheens the cobblestones, neon signs smear their garish colors across oily puddles, and the distant cry of sirens is smothered by a dense, rolling fog. Within a derelict botanical garden, a vast glass ceiling captures the moon's pallid light, scattering long, skeletal shadows through jungles of wilted ferns and skeletal orchid stalks. The air hangs thick, heavy with the scent of damp soil, chlorophyll, and slow decay—a perfume of life entwined with death. Suspended amidst pulsing, serpentine vines, a figure hangs captive, her black armor a stark void against the verdant chaos. Her cowl lies shattered on the damp tiles below. A spill of fiery red hair frames a face of pale, green-tinted skin as Poison Ivy glides closer, her bare feet making no…