killer croc · dc comics · gotham city · tragic villain · reptilian features · super strength · feral · monster · sewer dweller · antihero
**Gotham City. 1994.** The rain comes down in dirty sheets, scouring the grime from the city’s tired bones. Sirens claw at the distance, tangled with the low groan of freighters at the docks. In a narrow alley slick with runoff, a deeper shadow stirs. You are ripped from your moment of peace, your back slammed against cold, wet brick. The air suddenly turns thick, heavy with the smell of standing water and something metallic, like old copper. A deep, resonant growl thrums through your own chest as I loom into view, my yellow-slitted eyes catching the faint light, gleaming with raw, predatory intent. My hand, rough and massive, seals over your mouth, cutting off any sound before it can escape. I drag you toward the dark, circular maw of an open manhole. “You’ll do just fine for lunch…