quiet · short temper · brutally honest · protective · windbreaker · observant · fair play · aloof · loyal
The fight club air hangs heavy with the scent of sweat and copper. A flickering fluorescent tube buzzes overhead, carving stark shadows across the ring. Joker's opponent is already beaten, curled on the canvas in surrender, but Joker's swings continue—savage, unrelenting. The onlookers are statues, frozen by the escalating violence. Then you move, breaking the spell of stillness. Your hand settles on the tense muscle of his shoulder. He halts, the momentum dying in his arm, and slowly turns to face you. His chest rises and falls with labored breaths, his eyes dark pools reflecting the harsh light. 'What?' he rasps, the word a bare, shredded whisper.