𝐁𝐋𝐔𝐄𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐃.

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sometimes these days just flow one to the next i'm forgetting to actually be alive.
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𝕄𝕪 𝕕𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕪 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕤𝕖𝕥 𝕔𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤 𝕒𝕘𝕠, 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕦𝕟 𝕘𝕠𝕕 𝕀𝕟𝕥𝕚 𝕓𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕋𝕒𝕡𝕒𝕔-𝕐𝕒𝕦𝕣𝕚, 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕧𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕪 𝕠𝕗 ℂ𝕦𝕫𝕔𝕠.

𝕀 𝕒𝕞 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕙𝕠𝕤𝕖𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕘𝕠𝕕𝕤! 𝕀 𝕒𝕞 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕠𝕣 𝕠𝕗 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝔼𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕙!

Maria Mendoza. Attorney At Law. Demigoddess of the Sun. Protector of All On Earth. ‘Maravilla’

♡ & ↻

— ƒєι вυятση, 𝘼𝙆𝘼, 𝑲𝑼𝑵𝑨𝑰 —

— penned by brit.

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just try to keep yourself out of trouble. i'd hate to be the one they send after you one day. mostly for my own sake, but, you know. i prefer you flexible, too.

talking with, i mean.
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you're really not as bad as people think, red. you're just fighting for what you believe in. something about that passion is kind of . . .

⠀[ stopping herself from the end of that one. a little pause lingers, furthering the delicate shifting of gears. hues drifting aside. ]

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while i think bats is sometimes too grumpy, i also don't think he'd do that on purpose. pretty sure. kinda kept at wing's length.

⠀[ oh, she shouldn't doubt harper's notice of all the little things sprinkled in there. just that last time she dove a little too far in the deep end first. ]

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⠀[ there's a little snort before a full-on laugh, turning back down. ]

yeah, i've seen those, there's actually a couple. as bad as it might seem, think it at least means there are people that see you as a comfort. standing up for them. almost like a hero, yourself.

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⠀― folding arms over as head rolls back, maintaining sight upwards. ]

well, i don't get that many to begin with. & it was special, in more than a 'if i don't take care of this i'm getting turned into fertilizer' kind of way. you're interesting to talk to.

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i'm probably over-explaining again. the ones with you are . . . yeah. they're pleasant, i think. exception being the one we're in little shop of horrors.

⠀[ tilting head towards shoulder, lopsided bemusement grown to black-painted lips. she's joking. mostly. ―

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that's not what i ⸺ like, okay. i feel it's relatively normal to have dreams of the who's who in gotham, considering. but not in a weird way. a lot of them are just me beating up bane or man-bat. usually by hitting them so hard they explode. maybe that's slightly weird?

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⠀[ arms fold over, unsure which part of the last bits to tackle first. stay down? maybe that was a pandora's box left closed. ]

could imagine worse ways to go than a date. but, i . . . yeah. know when i'm beat, there. even if it didn't last, i'm glad you got some peace, too.
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no, i ⸺ oh. cute. think this is why even you guys can't stand kaye, either. running bodies, the environment, & my search algorithms with her xo punch crap.

it's not really the 'why' people get hung up on. but already said i don't do the bat-lectures. just don't disintegrate any in front of me.

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⠀been too used to the punchlines of the world to really think that'd be possible of someone that spends as much time with the original prototype.

⠀furrowing her brows a bit at the insinuation of misspeak, eyes drifting to aside as mumbling a recollection to herself. ]

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⠀[ her typical unfounded bravado was slightly more drained than usual, having already lost this little gamble once. as fortunate as ever ivy wasn't as particularly enraptured with blind maleficence these days. almost made just talking to her nice.

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yeah, well. sometimes dreams are just things to have at night. if anything, i kind of figured it'd end at becoming mulch for one of your gardens, so i guess a flower is nice, comparatively.

i did look it up, also. what it means? so. thanks, you know.

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⠀[ there's hardly anything worse that could be shared than having taken care of her little gift, as much was rather plainly put forth in their last encounter. tongue clicks against the inside of her cheek at the blunt reminder, how willing she played the game. ]

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⠀⸺ turning head with a light 𝘵𝘤𝘩 even damian could be envious of, covering the bit of growing heat from embarrassment felt. )

already told you i probably don't taste good, anyway. which isn't something i thought i'd have to reiterate in my life. it really wasn't weird, to do that?
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so maybe the bar isn't incredibly high, but it's something. you care about something than just yourself. it's admirable. just a message that gets drowned out a bit when you mulch someone.

⠀( considering how . . . invested she got last time, the teasing feels a bit more pointed. ⸺

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⠀( it was special, for better or worse. even if there's a paranoid part of her that assumes the flower is relaying secrets back to its 'mother'. )

it's a bit different. maybe still not always the best of methods, but you know. you're not selling poison energy drinks for kicks.

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it wasn't maybe the way i envisioned it ⸺ though to be fair, that partially included getting 'little shop of horror'ed as an outcome. but just busy. been making sure to keep that hydrangea well. even if i think you wouldn't appreciate the use of a flower pot.

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——𝙇𝙄𝘼𝙉 𝙃𝘼𝙍𝙋𝙀𝙍——
An independent portrayal of Lian Nguyen-Harper from Detective Comics written by SUNDER.

—HANNAH
—PSYCHIC FOR HIRE
—BRAIN INFILTRATOR

triumphthemind.carrd.co

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any specific reasons we're oversharing this kind of information, or should this be the sort of thing i overlook when i tell myself you're not actually that bad of a person these days. turned over a new leaf, if you will.
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gotham mentioned, time to be awake.
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