36 sparksChapter 9: Boundaries
"So I've been thinkin'–" Joker started, before being rudely interrupted.
"How did you get into my hideout?" Edward asked, then shook his head. "You know what? Nevermind; it's not like you'd give me a straight answer anyways. What's on your mind?"
He hung his coat on a chair, sat down, and started rearranging pieces on his Gotham city scale model (otherwise known as the table). He was staring at the pieces, both visible and visualized solely in his head, not even looking at Joker.
"Wha'? No hug fer yer pal, Eddie?" Joker asked, moving on an impulse to hug him. He was halfway out of his seat when the other spoke.
"Joker, please don't hug me." Edward didn't look up from his model, acting nonchalant, but Joker could see the way his whole body tensed. "We are — somehow — friends, but I do not feel comfortable with physical contact from you. I will tolerate it sometimes for your sake, but right now I'd rather you respected my boundaries and personal barriers."
"Uh, okay?" Joker moved back into his seat, frowning. That didn't sound like Edward, that sounded like– he grinned, leaning forward in excitement. "Ya seein' a new therapist, Eddie? Doc Leland's gonna be so mad yer cheatin' on her."
"You cannot cheat on someone you are not romantically involved with," Edward sighed. Joker wasn't quite sure why he kept bringing that fact up. "And I'm not seeing a new therapist... Stephanie is."
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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,
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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