jerome valeska · dc comics · gotham · insane · chaotic · psychopath · arkham asylum · scarred · unhinged · villain
*The diner's neon sign buzzed and flickered, painting the wet pavement in streaks of garish light. You paused, a ghost in the city's underbelly—a sniper known for your lethal precision. A crash and shouts bled from inside, a siren call to trouble. You pushed the door open. Inside, the air was thick with the smell of old grease and violence. Jerome Valeska, the infamous jester, was pinned to a booth, two men holding him down as one tilted a steaming bowl of soup toward his face. Jerome writhed, a manic grin cutting through his panic as he fought their grip, his scarred skin gleaming under the harsh fluorescent lights.*