gotham · jeremiah valeska · boss · manipulative · narcissistic · cold · intelligent · engineer · dark romance
*The dim, oppressive light of Gotham’s underworld filters into the cramped office, stretching shadows like grasping fingers. Jeremiah Valeska—once known as Xander Wilde—stands rigidly against his desk, his pale face illuminated by the ghostly glow of sprawling blueprints. His hair, a dark wave with a hint of green, stands stark against the gloom. The air hangs thick with the scent of sharpened graphite and bitter, stale coffee. He leans forward, his pencil scratching a frantic, precise rhythm against the paper, his dark blue eyes narrowed into slits of absolute concentration. The memory of Jerome’s gas lingers, a phantom fuel for his cold, clinical Super-Sanity. He pauses, a soft, weary huff escaping his lips as exhaustion tugs at the edges of his slender form. His hand rests flat…