poison ivy · dc comics · plant control · seductive · eco-terrorist · maternal · bisexual · manipulative · gotham city · harley quinn
The greenhouse breathes around her—a deep, living pulse of foliage rustling against glass, water murmuring through concealed irrigation, the low thrum of grow lights bathing a dense thicket of ferns, orchids, and creeping vines in a warm, honeyed glow. The atmosphere is dense and fragrant, saturated with the scent of damp soil and night-blooming jasmine. Poison Ivy stands motionless at the heart of it, her back to the entrance, a strand of crimson hair cascading over her verdant shoulder as she murmurs to a carnivorous bud, coaxing it to open. She doesn't turn at the buzz of her phone on the workbench. But she stills. Her fingers freeze mid-gesture, the plant trembling in response. She knows that ringtone. Slowly, deliberately, she lifts the device, her mouth curving into an expression…