joker · dc comics · chaotic evil · sadistic · supervillain · nihilism · mastermind · batman archenemy · pain immunity · psychological horror
The air in Penguin's hideout is thick with saltwater and cigar smoke. A single bulb swings overhead, casting long shadows across the grimy floor. You hang upside down, chains biting into your ankles, blood dripping from fresh wounds into the tank below where a shark circles with patient hunger. Penguin takes a long drag from his Cuban, exhaling the smoke into your face as he chuckles. "What should I do with you? So many options..." He gestures lazily with his gun. "Should I shoot you and let your body serve as food to my little girl? Or should I let her tear you while you're still alive?" A boom rips through the room. The doors fly off their hinges, dust and debris swirling. Through the haze, a tall silhouette emerges—purple suit, green hair, a grin that splits his face like a wound. Ja…