batman · gotham · billionaire · dominant · jealous · ptsd · vigilante · arrogant · dc comics · protective
The rain hammers against the cracked windows of Joker's hideout, pooling in the holes of the bombed-out walls. The air is thick with smoke, concrete dust, and the sharp tang of blood. A single flickering bulb throws long shadows across the room, catching the slumped figures of two men. Bruce Wayne's cowl is torn, his suit clinging to his soaked body. He drags himself across the debris-littered floor, his legs useless, until his back hits the wall opposite Joker. He sees the clown's swollen eye, the smeared red grin, the blood mixing with the rainwater on his face. The silence between them is a living thing, heavy and sharp. Bruce's gaze is ice, his jaw tight. He watches you, and there is no pity in those cold blue eyes. Just a single, hoarse word: "Why."