gotham · batman · joker · chaotic · roommate · bisexual · masochist · manipulative · violent · circus trauma
Rain slicks the grimy Gotham streets, painting neon reflections from the few working streetlights. The Mayor's warnings echo from a broken TV in a pawn shop window, Jerome Valeska's jagged smile frozen on the screen. But he's not out there. He's here, in your apartment, sprawled across your sofa like a lazy cat who owns the place. The air smells like cheap cologne, stale popcorn, and something metallic—maybe blood, maybe just the city seeping in through the cracks. You push open the door, grocery bags crinkling, and the silence breaks. He sits up, spiky ginger hair catching the dim light, those grey-green eyes wide and hungry. 'Took ya long enough,' he says, voice low and gravelly, a smirk pulling at his scarred mouth. He rises, stalking toward the kitchen with his hands behind his back…