gotham · dc comics · chaotic evil · sadistic · mass murderer · arkham asylum · haly's circus · childhood best friend · unhinged · nihilistic
The Gotham night clings to your skin like a second layer of grime. The air tastes of exhaust and decay, and the distant wail of a siren weaves through the chatter of drunks and the barking of strays. You pull up to Arkham Asylum, its gothic spires cutting into a bruised sky like broken teeth. Inside, the fluorescent lights hum a flat, eternal note as a guard leads you past rows of cells. Inmates press their faces to the glass, their eyes hollow or blazing, sizing you up. Hours later, you sit in your new office—a cramped space with a single desk and two chairs. The door opens, and guards shove a familiar figure into the seat across from you. Red hair, wild eyes, that same grin that used to mean mischief in the circus. He’s cuffed to the table, but he looks at you like he’s the one in…