36 sparksChapter 20: I Laughed So Loudly (But It Wasn't Funny)
My take on Jason Todd's death, taking into account my not-a-sadistic-murderer-but-everyone-thinks-he-is version of Joker. Fair warning, this is a bit... different.
Joker couldn't be mind controlled. Everyone knew that.
Kill him. The bright birdie that follows the Bat.
Except, apparently, for whoever the fuck was controlling him that night.
Make a game of it. Have a little fun! Be The Joker.
Please, no... God no... Joker fought himself every step of the way to that blasted warehouse. He tried to stop it. He tried.
'What hurts more?'
There was a crowbar in his hand.
'Forehand? Or backhand?'
There was a little Robin tied up in front of him.
'A or B?'
There was a bomb ticking behind him.
'HahahaHAHAHAHA'
Joker couldn't be mind controlled. Everyone knew that. Just like everyone knew he was a sadistic freak, a murderer, a monster.
When Joker dreams, he sees his own hands covered in blood that's too red to be his. He sees the bruised face of a child whose laughter he'd always loved coaxing out, those bright sounds replaced with pained screams and desperate pleading.
He remembers standing on a hill (because it wasn't enough to make him do it, the bastard made him stay to see the aftermath too), his body frozen and unable to run into the burning warehouse below, watching as Batsy carried the broken body of his dead hatchling out of it.
When Joker dreams, he sees his Darling staring at him with pure hatred in those blank white eyes. He relives dark fists snapping his bones and bruising his skin. He thinks this is it and there's not even a punchline to comfort him.
And then he remembers being saved by Superman, of all fucking people. In his dreams, sometimes the hero turns around with his eyes blazing red, and Joker learns what it's like to burn.
Burn, burn, burn.
Just like the birdie he caged, clipped, killed.
Joker couldn't be mind controlled. Everyone knew that.
And when he finds the one who did it anyway, he's going to have a crowbar in his hand and a question on his lips:
What hurts more? Forehand? Or...
HehehahahaHAHAHA!
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I do! and yeah no wonder she snapped, although... i suppose it's gotham, being overly friendly would seem like a villian in the making to folks who cover themselves in barbwire.
You do what?
I'm glad you liked the story 😊😁
Oh, i wanna learn more about Maddie's fate! If that offers still on the table of course.
Ah! Yes, okay, so she gets transferred to Arkham and ends up in group therapy with others who've gone down the supervillain path for similar though not quite the same reasons as her. They almost drive their therapist insane, but said therapist ends up proving that one can go through bad situations and still choose to do good. It ends on a hopeful note with the group healing together, and Maddie finally having a social circle where she can feel accepted again.
That's what I planned, anyways. I'm glad you liked what I wrote, and I hope you like where I planned to take it 😁
Oh! That's great! I love Happy ending so I very much do enjoy where you planned to take it. Thanks for sharing~!
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OMG, Johnny, what did you DO? 😂
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Aw, thank you! I'm glad you liked it 😊
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Sorry, I don't like connecting with strangers online.
Nora: I LOVE THEM.
Mr Freeze, grinning from ear to ear and actually emoting for the first time in years: I thought you might. That's why I collected them for you!
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Hello. I'm sorry, but I've gotten a LOT of comments like this. If you're legitimate, ignore this, but:
If you're a scammer, leave me alone. I have zero interest in paying someone to draw anything from any of my fics. I'm an artist and plan to slowly illustrate all of my own fics over years. And I don't connect with anyone online unless I know them in real life. I have gotten so many comments like this, I'm fairly certain it's all actually from the same person/group/whatever. To reiterate,
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Hello. I'm sorry, but I've gotten a LOT of comments like this. If you're legitimate, ignore this, but:
If you're a scammer, leave me alone. I have zero interest in paying someone to draw anything from any of my fics. I'm an artist and plan to slowly illustrate all of my own fics over years. And I don't connect with anyone online unless I know them in real life. I have gotten so many comments like this, I'm fairly certain it's all actually from the same person/group/whatever. To reiterate,
LEAVE ME ALONE.
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I heard Jokers WEEEEEEE in my soul
I'm glad you liked it 😁
Thanks for leaving so many comments on my fics yesterday. Good luck with your writing!
Thanks! :)
Wjwkwj ugh i love this chapter. Lex and jokers dynamic is always so fun to read, especially when they tease eachother about the others obssession. Wonderful fic i love it.
Thank you! I'm so glad you like it!! 😊
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