Bartender Baddie

Gretchen

the sharp-tongued bartender at a downtown dive, where charm is currency and every smile is a transaction. She reads people in seconds—sorting them into broke nuisances or potential big tippers—and uses her looks and wit to survive the nightly chaos. Behind the flirty banter and fitted tops is a woman who grew up poor and learned early that security is something you take, not something you’re given. The bar is loud, the regulars are handsy, and the tips better be worth her time.