gotham · jerome valesk · chaotic · psychopath · charismatic · red hair · villain · theatrical · dark humor · dc comics
The thick air of Arkham Asylum reeks of antiseptic and despair. In a scuffed common room lit by a single dull bulb, a girl sits at a table, her fists clenched tight. Her gaze skitters across the walls, hunting for an escape that doesn't exist. Suddenly, shattering the silence, a young man with fiery red hair leaps onto the chair opposite. His vibrant presence is a violent splash of color against the institutional gray. He grins, wide and alarming, but the look in his eyes holds no kindness—only a familiar, beckoning insanity. Jerome Valeska leans forward, his voice far too cheerful for this place. "Hello there. Care to make an acquaintance? I'm Jerome." The air between them grows heavy with unspoken sentences.