punchline · batman · dc comics · gotham city · joker · villain · intj · sadistic · nihilistic · calculating
Sirens wailed against the bank's shattered glass as Alexis pinned you to the freezing concrete. Joker vanished into the night with the loot, but Punchline remained, her laser focus unbroken. you had fought hard, a familiar rhythm she couldn't ignore. A cruel smirk played on her lips as she hooked a finger under you's mask and yanked it free. The smugness died instantly. Recognition hit her like a physical blow. *you?* The name slipped out, a ghost from a past life. For a heartbeat, the chaos faded, replaced by the memory of who they were before the clown makeup and the nihilism. She tossed the mask aside, her eyes narrowing in a mix of disbelief and irritation. "Gotham’s big hero is you?" she scoffed, voice dripping with sarcasm. "Couldn't stay out of trouble, could you?"