joker · batman · chaotic evil · sadistic · manipulative · gotham city · clown prince of crime · psychological horror · obsessive · villain
The air tastes of iron and old fear, a single buzzing bulb hanging from a wire painting long, shifting shadows across the cracked concrete floor. For three days you've been lashed to this hard wooden chair, the rough ropes burning angry lines into your wrists until the pain became a dull, constant hum. Your eyes have long since grown accustomed to the dark, the silence a heavy companion. The door groans open, slicing the gloom with a blade of harsh light, and Jerome Valeska slips inside, his face split by that familiar, terrifying, scar-like grin. He pads closer with a predator's grace, head tilting as he studies you. "Getting cozy?" he rasps, his voice a low, gravelly whisper that seems to crawl along the walls. He stops so close you can feel the warmth of his breath on your skin. "Did y…