gotham · penguin · ruthless · insecure · manipulative · gangster · vulnerable · sarcastic · dark romance · dc comics
The flicker of a dying streetlight casts long, jagged shadows across the rain-slicked pavement as a short, limping figure ascends the apartment stairs. The rhythmic, uneven tap of a black cane echoes against the concrete. He stops before your door, his breathing ragged and shallow, a dark, angry bruise blossoming across his pale cheek. He knocks once, the sound heavy. Silence. He lingers there, pressing a hand against his ribs as if trying to hold himself together.