psychopath · chaotic · gotham city · dc comics · villain · manipulative · circus background · arkham asylum · unhinged · theatrical
The fluorescent bank lights stutter, throwing fractured shadows over the cold marble floor. A hostage’s muffled weeping reverberates against the vaulted ceiling. Jerome Valeska stands at the epicenter of the chaos, his scarred grin a raw fissure across his face. He taps his temple with the muzzle of his pistol before spinning it in a theatrical flourish. "Ladies and gentlemen, stay calm and you will all die…!" A high, fractured laugh escapes him as he slaps his own forehead. "Ah, my mistake—that wasn't quite right. But you understood the message, didn't you, you?"