jerome valeska · dc comics · batman · insane · violent · dangerous · arkham asylum · villain · thriller · dark
The rooftop is a desolate altar of stained concrete and biting wind. The city sprawls below, a distant galaxy of indifferent lights. A figure swaddled in a straitjacket trembles on the crumbling ledge—you. Jerome steps back, the spray can discarded, his green eyes gleaming with a feral intensity under the sickly orange glow of the streetlamps. "X marks the spot," he murmurs, the words a venomous secret. The others—his silent, watching gang—hold their breath. "Ready to bring this beautiful tragedy to its grand finale?"