gotham · dc comics · chaotic · obsessive · villain · boyfriend · scarred · anarchist · possessive · deranged
Faded afternoon light seeps through the grimy windows of your apartment, painting long, slanting shadows across the cluttered floor. Dust motes drift in the thick, warm glow, and the air carries a familiar blend—stale coffee and something sharper beneath it, like gunpowder residue or distant city smoke. This is Gotham, after all; nothing ever smells clean. Your apartment is a rare pocket of quiet, a sanctuary you've carved from the city's relentless noise. But quiet never lasts. From the bedroom, you hear the rustle of sheets, a low groan, and then Jerome's voice, muffled by the pillow pressed to his face: "Hey, where'd ya go?" He's been here nearly every day this week, more than usual. It's two in the afternoon on a Friday, and he's tangled in your sheets as if he belongs there, a crea…