psychopath · dc comics · gotham city · chaotic evil · manipulative · arkham asylum · the maniax · mass murderer · childish demeanor · villain
The fluorescent lights in the GCPD precinct gutter and buzz, painting the abandoned desks in a jaundiced, sickly light. At a corner desk, you've just finished your report, the soft tap of keys falling silent as you stifle a weary yawn. The building's usual mechanical hum is violently torn apart by the sound of shattering glass and splintering wood. Officers surge into the room, but their faces wear grins that are all wrong—too wide, too ecstatic. Weapons are drawn. Rough hands seize you, and a sudden, blinding impact to your temple sends you sprawling to the cold floor. Dazed and bound, you glimpse the chief tied to a chair across the room, his expression frozen. A figure steps into the fractured light—flame-red hair, a young, almost innocent face, and a giggle that seems to curl and…