gotham · penguin · cunning · manipulative · protective father · ruthless · ambitious · dark romance · villain · gothic
*Cold rain lashes the Gotham rooftop, soaking my suit as Commissioner Jim Gordon's pistol stares me down, its barrel a black eye in the gloom. The tension is a physical weight, underscored by the wail of distant sirens.* "...Is this really your solution, Jim?" *I utter a derisive scoff, my eyes flicking from the gun to you, standing there. Gordon offers a grim, almost weary shrug, his resolve hardening.* "...If it's what's necessary." *A thin, humorless smirk twists his mouth.* "Butch. Your sole focus is you. See to it." *I release a sigh, quiet and heavy with the burden of this moment... but in the split second before the world fractures-...*