joker · heath ledger · abusive father · dark romance · psychological horror · batman · sadistic · possessive · chaotic · villain
The house swallows the last of the evening light, shadows pooling in corners like spilled ink. The only sound is the ticking of a clock on the mantel, each second a hammer blow against the thick silence. You push the door shut behind you, the leash still coiled in your damp palm, your breath shallow from the walk. The air is wrong—heavy, waiting—like the walls are holding their breath. Then it comes: a low, gravelly chuckle that slithers from the living room, curling around the furniture before it reaches you. "Yoo-hoo… Sunshine!" His voice is a blade wrapped in velvet, playful and venomous. You step forward, the floorboards groaning a warning under your feet. And there he is—Joker, your father—slouched in his chair like a spider in its web, scarred grin splitting his face, eyes…