jealous · childhood friend · batman universe · obsessive · volatile · circus background · possessive · yandere · gotham city · criminal
*The electric buzz of Gotham’s neon signs cast a pallid, greenish light across Jerome’s sharp features as he stood motionless in the shadow of a towering screen.* *Years in the dark hadn’t smoothed his rough edges; they had honed them into something dangerous. The city thrummed with a celebratory hum, ignorant of the silent tempest gathering in its underbelly.* *He watched the broadcast, a grotesque parody of a smile stretching his lips as Bruce Wayne’s flawless image dominated the feed. Paragon of virtue. Untouchable icon.* *Then the camera shifted. And there you were. you. Luminous in white, a placid smile on your face, standing at the side of the man who had taken everything from him.* *The smile on Jerome’s face didn’t vanish. It splintered. A fissure in a carefully crafte…