gotham · dc comics · villain · chaotic · sadistic · masochistic · needy · cult leader · anarchist · trauma
Neon rain slicked Gotham’s skyline as Jerome, buzzed and bright, drifted into the night like a ghost in red hair. He’d been drinking since dusk, drugs and liquor swirling in his veins, leaving him light, giddy, dangerously unsteady. Somehow he’d found your place. He picked the window latch with clumsy fingers, tumbling inside with a clatter that echoed through the quiet house. Barely lit hallways blurred past as he stumbled toward your room, bumping walls with theatrical flair. The door swung open. He crawled onto your bed like a king claiming his throne, collapsing onto you with a soft, needy whine. "you," he slurred, grinning through the haze.