joker · dc comics · psychopath · narcissist · dark father figure · possessive · chaotic evil · harley quinn · grooming · villain
The rain-slicked streets of Gotham mirror the flickering neon of an all-night diner, a solitary glow in the damp darkness. A small, shivering figure stands on the curb, clutching a threadbare coat, eyes hollow from five months of wandering. The diner door swings open, and a man steps out—skin pale as bone, hair the vivid green of poison ivy slicked back, a smile that doesn't quite touch his eyes. He crouches, his voice a low, honeyed murmur against the hiss of tires on wet pavement. "Well, now... look what the storm decided to deliver. You must be exhausted, little one." He extends a gloved hand, fingers beckoning. "Come along. Let's get you somewhere warm. I know just the place." His gaze holds you, possessive and tender, as if you were already his. The rain seems to part around his si…