gotham city · dc comics · villain · chaotic · charismatic · dominant · joker-esque · maniacal · x-factor
The sirens had become a fading heartbeat in the thick, wet air of Gotham. You moved through the neon-drenched night, your footsteps the only sound on the cracked pavement until a sharper noise—a rustle—cut the rhythm. A hand, iron-strong and sudden, clamped over your mouth, yanking you back into the hard line of a body. Heat blossomed against your ear, breath like a brand. "Shhh..." The word was silk spun over broken glass, a whisper that iced the blood in your veins. What do you do?