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Ledger!Joker x Reader Oneshots/Drabbles
Just The Way You Are - Joker paired with a reader self conscious about their weight/body
Dress Shopping - After y/n orders a dress that doesn't fit, her insecurities about her body take over. Luckily Joker knows just what to do to help. Part 2 for Just The Way You Are
Exhaustion - J comes home from work tired and covered in blood. You help him relax and get some rest.
Curls - J and the reader bond over their shared hair type.
Home from the Psych Ward - Joker has been in Arkham for the past month. He escaped two days ago and after the horrible treatment comes home to you sick and miserable. You nurse him back to health.
My Everything - Y/n is killed by one of Joker’s many enemies and as we can all predict, J loses his everloving mind.
Your Scars Are Part of You - J comes home from work one night feeling unusually self conscious about his looks. You do everything you can to help him feel better - short fluff drabble
Mother Hen - You take good care of J and make him look presentable since he's such a feral raccoon and won't do it himself :3
Escape Room Shenanigans - Y/n and J celebrate Halloween by doing a clown themed escape room.
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Ledger!Joker Headcanons
Miscellaneous
J x Artist!Reader
J x 18 yo Reader
Christmas Headcanons
Music Headcanons/Ask Game
Pregnant!Reader and J as a Dad
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Crack A Smile and Cut Your Mouth - Joker Origin Story - Completed
Chapter 1: Jack
Chapter 2: Feels Better In My Head
Chapter 3: Leaving Home
Chapter 4: Desert Sands
Chapter 5: Hell On Earth
Chapter 6: Injury
Chapter 7: Discharged
Chapter 8: Life's Full of Surprises
Chapter 9: Gotham
Chapter 10: Nothing Is The Same
Chapter 11: I'll Take A Quiet Life
Chapter 12: Calloused Heart
Chapter 13: There Ought To Be Clowns
Chapter 14: Restlessness
Chapter 15: Crack A Smile and Cut Your Mouth
Chapter 16: Why So Serious?
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♠ Fire Meet Gasoline ♠ - Nolanverse!Harley Origin Story - Completed
Chapter 1: First Encounter
Chapter 2: Moving In
Chapter 3: More Than A Pretty Face
Chapter 4: I don’t need help
Chapter 5: Harlequinade
Red Silk - Ledger!Joker x Nolanverse!Harley Oneshot
Quiet Nights - Ledger!Joker x Nolanverse!Harley Oneshot
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Playlists 🎶
agent of chaos - J's character playlist
Harley series playlist - just like the series, this is a work in progress
#decided to finally make one of these#ledger joker x reader#ledger joker x harley#ledger joker#my writing
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hey everyone! I'm creating a dark knight joker community group on Tumblr! i noticed an appalling lack of a fanclub even though so many of us do think he's cool.
im looking for people to invite when it's approved so please comment or DM me to be invited, I want lots of people posting art, fanfiction, pictures and/or fun rants, the more the better!
remember that heath ledger's interpretation of the joker is for a more mature audience so the community will be similar, same as the movie
self shippers are welcome! as well as people who just like him as a character or ship him with someone else. I want this to be a welcoming place 😁
hope to see you all in the community! 💚💜💚
#dark knight joker#heath ledger joker#the dark knight trilogy#dark knight#joker movie#joker fanart#joker#dc joker#heath ledger#jack napier#tdk#tdk joker#joker x reader#joker x batman#joker x harley#joker x y/n#joker folie a deux#joker fanfiction#joker fictive#joker fandom
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This is the best ever Joker artwork I have made :) It will remain that way forever! Coz I waited so many years to get good at art to make this one. And finally made it :)
#joker#heath ledger#heath ledger joker#dc joker#batman x joker#joker art#batman art#batman joker#joker fanart#harley quinn#harley quin cosplay#harley queen#joker dc#dc comics#dc comics art#batman artwork#joaquin pheonix joker#joaquin phoenix
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Here's the LISMBWYD prequel no one asked for 👀
Please please please familiarize yourself with the warnings & tags before you read this one, this is not an easy read and I mean it when I say it's totally cool to skip it altogether.
And to all the freaks--enjoy!
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You know you're trash when even the Joker hates your guts.
From DC's Injustice: Year Zero (2020)
#comic books#graphic novels#dc comics#detective comics comics#batman#the batfam#the batfamily#batman the animated series#the joker#harley quinn x the joker#injustice#injustice year zero#dceu#dc universe#dcu#the batman#mark hamill#heath ledger#jared leto#barry keoghan#batman 1989#jack nicholson#cry about it#nazis are trash
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I had too much fun dressed like this for Halloween 🤡🃏
#ledger joker#heath ledger#heath ledger joker#the dark knight joker#the dark knight#dc comics#dc universe#nolanverse#joker#the joker#joker cosplay#fem!joker#female joker#genderbend#batman#the batman#gotham#nurse joker#the dark knight 2008#dark knight#heath joker#halloween#cosplay#joker x batman#harley quinn#harley quinn cosplay#joker x harley#harley x joker#fem!joker x harley
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Miss Fortune a.k.a. Allison “Alice” Morrigan: [28] Born into a traveling circus and carnival, Alice was the life of her beloved parents, who were aerobatic performers who often did amazing feats on the tightrope suspended above the audience. The famous duo, “Lewy & Suzy” (Lewis and Susan Morrigan) an Irish and Japanese couple, husband and wife respectively. At the age of ten, tragedy struck in Alice’s life when her parents were brutally murdered by an “unsatisfied” patron after a show. She was the first to find their bodies on the floor in their trailer. After that, her life was a spiral downhill.
Even after improving on her knife throwing, sword swallowing, and acrobatics, and showing her excellent grades from her online courses, the ringleader and the circus management forced her to become one of the clowns in fear that she might become a hazard to others. And despite her attempts to prove that she wouldn’t be a problem, she ended up proving their point when she was on the tightrope wire trying a new act when she saw her parents performing in front of her, causing her to go into shock and falling backwards. Thankfully there was a net placed to catch her. She permanently became a clown afterwards.
Taking on the stage name “Mad Alice” for her clown persona at age 16, Alice became one of the most beloved characters at the circus due to her expressive and wild personality. All the young children would come up to her to get a hug or autograph, telling her she reminded them of Alice from “Alice in Wonderland”. The rest of the clowns absolutely despised the attention Alice was receiving, despite her being the one that brings more and more people every show. It also didn’t help that her mental state was becoming more deteriorated after being diagnosed with schizophrenia, pseudobulbar affect (PBA), PTSD, Anosognosia, and Atypical depression.
At 17, Alice started sneaking into the lion and tiger cages to feed them their daily meals, slowly befriending them. Every day, Alice would speak to them as if they are having a conversation—and they were, in her head. The lions and tigers would tell her about all of the abuse they endured during their time in captivity, and how much they wish to rip into the animal tamers’ guts to show them a lesson.
During aftershows, Alice would display creepy behavior such as staring and smiling at others for a long period of time, random fits of laughter, walking into the kitchen to steal a knife, talking to herself, and spontaneously bursting into dance whenever hearing music. But one of the clowns, a 40 year old woman named Ruby, who lost her son in a car accident, always looked after Alice and had her best interests in heart. She doted on Alice as if she was her own baby girl, ever since the troubled girl was little. Ruby was the reality anchor Alice needed and the grandmother she never had.
Before one of the grand shows, Ruby took Alice to a tattoo parlor to grant the girl her wish: blue roses on her shoulders and left ribs in memory of her mother’s affectionate nickname given to Alice, “my little blue rose”.
By the age of 28, Alice was a fully grown psychopath under the guise of being the overworked star of the circus, dedicated to her craft and career as a clown. She is now more dangerous than before, almost killing her co-workers by throwing knives near their heads, leaving disturbing gifts in their trailers (after somehow breaking in), would create crazy and nightmarish paintings and drawings, would be found singing grimly lullabies and songs, spend hours listening to her mother’s music box that was an anniversary gift from her father, and most concerning of all, using razors and knives to cut herself and watch blood drip down her skin, reveling in the pleasure from the pain.
After a night show spoiled by a scheming Joker dressed in the former ringleader’s uniform, Alice was used as a hostage by the laughing clown and dragged down into a secret escape latch. She didn’t realize she was a hostage after they entered the sewers and struck up a conversation. Joker led her to another one of his hidden hideouts, an abandoned novelty factory. After a bit of more talking, Joker decided to make Alice his new henchwoman and gave her variety of outfits and gadgets to choose. After some “fooling around”—and learning more things about Alice that Joker wasn’t ready for—he had her join his goons. He gave her a variety of outfits to choose from, and she settled on what is now her iconic look.
Theme song: “It’s Bad Luck, Babe!”
Playlist :)
#joker#dc joker#joker x female reader#blue and gold#tw self harm#clown oc#gotham#the joker#arthur fleck#mark hamill#heath ledger#joaquin phoenix#lady gaga#fleur de lis#tw blood#harley quinn#punchline dc#harleen quinzel#alice in wonderland#madness returns#alice madness returns#jack napier#blue roses#white and gold#blue and black#batman arkham games#joker x reader#hero forge#russian roulette#current wip
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Unknown Story Idea
Here's a DC story idea I had basically a what if romance story where the government decide to lock up the hero's and villain's and basically left Gotham and Metropolis on there own. I don't have a title for it but do let me know if yall like it and I will post the second half.
Warnings: Cheating, cursing, murder, smut, poly relationship, manipulation, toxic, and I think thats it maybe we will see.
Everyday always started the same, Neighbors arguing over the same thing like a broken record. “WHY IS THAT BITCH IN MY BED TYRONE?!” your neighbor Tyrella says. “YOU SHOULD’VE TOLD ME WE WAS GETTING EVICTED!” the old couple next door says. You never knew their name, not that you didn’t want to, but they were never home, always out on some extravagant cruise.
Today though something felt different like something new, something out of your broken record life. You were excited for this new change you felt, you just hoped it was a good change. The day was Monday 12:35 pm, you were preparing for another shitty day at the Museum. Of course it wasn’t a normal museum though, it was the Gotham Museum for the Unnatural and Natural Hero and Villians.
A showcase to the history of fights, explosion, and our waste of taxes rebuilding a city that’s always breaking and getting robbed. You were around when heroes and villains were loved but then the government decided they were just too expensive to cover for so they made a decision to lock up every hero and villain in Gotham and Metropolis.
It didn’t change a thing all it did was cause an outrage from people everywhere, riots were constantly happening, murders around every corner and what did the government do. They went after each other, Each one deciding they couldn't do it anymore, leaving everything up to the powerless humans of Gotham and Metropolis.
We're getting off topic, back to you though, Y/N Y/LN top of your class in the criminal system and psychology. So why are you working at a museum and not in the justice system because right after the government shut down. There wasn't much work for you to do. People used that as an excuse to disband police stations, fire departments, schools, prisons, and etc.
Except for one place though it wasn’t allowed to close Amanda Waller wouldn’t let it for her reasons being a place to hold her little puppets. She didn’t say that specifically but you could tell that was her reasoning knowing how much she used them especially the Suicide Squad. Her most proud puppets are now sitting in a cell wondering why and for what reason did they trust Amanda.
You pulled up to work ready for anything it was gonna throw at you except for this. “I’m sorry Y/N we just don’t have enough money to pay you at the current moment.” Your boss says too you with a look of pure fucking lies. You gave him the most straight face ever and said “Cool. When’s my last paycheck?” “That’s it you're not gonna fight for your job or anything?” “Excuse my French but this job only pay my $24 a day. I deal with your scamming ass and these bullshit ass co-workers that’s constantly eating my shit.” you pause looking at Carol currently eating your food right now.
She slides down her chair eating your homemade spicy chicken ramen. That took you 24 hours to make. “So excuse me if i feel like i have all right to say fuck this job oh and also your wife knows your cheating with greg honey and she also knows your the bottom love we all do.” You leave right after that with a victorious smile on your face.
Days go by and you're still looking for a job that qualifies with your degree but all you see are low incoming jobs at diners and gas stations. The more you look the more disappointed you are. You give up and just go to bed at that point hoping something pops up.
Ring ring ring
Your phone goes off but you're too tired to answer it so you let it ring. It rings a few more times before it stops and goes again. Annoyed by the buzzing on your desk you pick up. “Hi is this Y/N, This Jolene I work for Gothams Mental Hospital of the Criminal Insane and The Society Un-Approved or the G.M.H.C.I.” you cringe at the long name wondering how long it took her to learn that. “Yes Hi, how can I help you at 3 am?”.
She starts explaining how they saw your resume and if you were available for an interview Wednesday morning around 3:30 pm. You agree and she tells you everything you need before hanging up the call and going to bed getting ready for the interview of the lifetime.
Love, Crim-The-Writer
#dc x reader#bruce wayne x reader#ledger joker x reader#harley quinn x reader#posion ivy x reader#jason todd x reader#nightwing
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RP Wanted!
M/F, F/F, shipping is ❤️, smut and angst are great!
Fandoms: DC, Marvel, Night World, Dark Visions, Chuck, Lucifer
Harley Quinn | @aharlequeen: dceu, comics, animated
Harleen Quinzel | @harlequeendoll: dceu, comics, animated
Harleen Napier | @harlsnapier: batman: white knight
Rogue | @atoxictouch: xmcu, comics, animated
Punchline | @sawtrick: comics
Mary-Lynnette Carter | @marylynnette: night world
Rashel Jordan | @slayerjordan: night world
Iliana Dominick | @violetwitcheyes: night world
Kaitlyn Fairchild | @witcheyed: dark visions
Sarah Walker | @sarahwalkerbartowski: chuck
Chloe Decker | @detectivemiracle: lucifer
#joker x harley#joker#pamela isley#harlivy#harley x ivy#dark knight joker#harley queen#heath ledger joker#harleyxjoker#harley x joker#rogue#dc#marvel#dceu#xmcu#xmcu rp#dcau#dc rp#rogue xmen#rogue x gambit#rogue x Pyro#rogue x wolverine#punchjokes#punchline#punchline x joker#harley quinn#harleen quinzel#Marie d’ancanto#anna marie#x men rp
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Permissions Shipping/Smut Preferences PSL Ideas Visuals
♦️Wanted Ships♦️
Joker/Harley
Ivy/Harley
♦️Muse List♦️
RP wanted! M/F, F/F, shipping is ❤️, smut and angst are great!
Harley Quinn | @aharlequeen: dceu, comics, animated
Harleen Quinzel | @harlequeendoll: dceu, comics, animated
Harleen Napier | @harlsnapier: batman: white knight
Rogue | @atoxictouch: xmcu, comics, animated
Punchline | @sawtrick: comics
Sarah Walker | @sarahwalkerbartowski: tv
Chloe Decker | @detectivemiracle: tv
#pamela isley#harlivy#harley x ivy#dark knight joker#harley queen#joker x harley#joker#heath ledger joker#harleyxjoker#harley x joker#harleylovers#harleen quinn#harleenfrancesquinzel#harley quinzel#harleen quinzel#harley#harley quinn#harleenqueenzel#harleyxivy#dc ivy#dc poison ivy#poison ivy#ivy x harley#ivyxharley#dc rp#rp#dc joker#dc comics#dcmultiverse#dceu
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Out of Our Minds (Part 1)
Ledger! Joker x f!reader (18+)
CW: just swearing for now :)
Summary: You’re a psychiatrist at Arkham, and have now been assigned to the most recent of Batman’s enemies, the Joker. You’re already barely getting by, but this new patient poses a challenge. If you can get him to show progress he’s getting better, then you might get a raise. If he doesn’t seem to be getting anywhere, then you’ve lost your job. You’re prepared to work extra hard to help him but the Joker is nothing like what you’ve expected. Everyone warns you how he’ll get inside your mind, crawl under your skin.
They might be right.
Next part
Notes: I’m not sure if there’s an audience for this, this is lowkey kinda just guilty pleasure for me, but I hope some other people will enjoy this series :) I’ve always wanted to see a Harley Quinn in the Dark Knight universe, so in this fic, you are Harley (well, similar to her, lol). Obviously there’s no cannon Harley-type character in the Dark Knight trilogy so this is all made up, and I’ve taken bits and pieces from different DC Harley’s, plus their relationship with Joker, so look out for that :) So, just have fun with it, hope you enjoy!
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Time seems to move slower at Arkham.
You adjust your coat, having barely swiped in just minutes ago but already it feels like hours and you’ve only just gone to the main office space and grabbed a cup of coffee. The coffee tastes disgusting, but you’re running off little sleep, so you down it quickly. Even from the office, you can hear the screams, cries, and rambles of the Arkham patients in the distance. You’ve been working here for two years already and still haven’t grown used to the constant roar of madness. You’re not upset over it though. You’re here to help these people, to help make sure the people in your city of Gotham are well. So, in a way, you welcome the noise. But that doesn’t mean you're fond of it, nor does it mean it lets you sleep.
Most people you talk to (which is very few, considering you’re always working) tend to judge you for choosing Arkham of all places to work. And, you’re honest with them, it certainly wasn’t your first option, but they pay well enough so that you can rent a decent apartment and you’ve quickly grown to enjoy the challenge it poses. It’s the higher-ups and the fear of being fired at any minute that makes the job truly a chore at times. But people will be assholes, and you’ve come to accept that.
When you’re done with your coffee, you toss the cup in the trash, grabbing a folder from out of your bag. It holds all your notes and the files of all the patients you deal with. You’ve got quite a few patients to meet with today, each with their own unique problems, their own unique story. You look over your notes, leaning against a wall when one of your bosses enters the room.
“Hello, y/n,” says Robert Dale, hanging up his coat on a rack to the side of the room. He’s a squat little old man who helps manage the asylum, keeping track of all the psychiatrists. He certainly isn’t the kindest of bosses, and you’re sure he only keeps you around because you’ve learned to just go with whatever the hell he and the other big Arkham bosses say. Sure, you can be easily submissive, but it’s that or the streets. “I’ve been meaning to talk to you.”
You frown. That can’t be good. Everytime Dale talks to you, it’s either to demand, critique, or complain. “Good morning to you too, Mr. Dale,” you mumble.
He takes a deep breath and stuffs his hands in his pockets. “You’ve been watching the news, I presume?”
You nod. Who hasn’t? You live in Gotham, for crying out loud, and there’s almost too much crime to keep track of as of recent. Especially ever since that Batman showed up, some kind of masked hero who you never got the hype over. “Of course.”
“You see all that stuff about…the Joker?”
The Joker. The Clown Prince of Gotham. Chaos incarnated. A rowdy clown criminal facing up against Batman. He had just been caught by the Bat a week ago, and the news had been all over the case, wanting to know where he was sent next. Where he was being held. If he would ever come back… “Yeah, I’ve heard.”
“See, he’s been being held up in Blackgate, but he is now officially joining our little…family.” He said the word darkly, snorting. Your breath hitched in your throat. The Joker? “Anyways, he is a bit of a, and I'm sure you know this, tough nut to crack. He arrived here yesterday, in a solitary, high security cell and we’ve been looking for a proper person to… attend to him. We sent in a few of our other psychiatrists as a sort of test, seeing who he fits well with.”
“Right,” you bring yourself to say, even though your whole mouth feels like it’s filled with sand. The Joker. Here. At Arkham. “And?”
He sighs, running a hand through his graying hair. “Every single one of them left that room different. Some were crying, others looked shell shocked. Batman told us Joker was going to be hard to deal with, but we weren’t quite expecting something of this level. He bends the mind, tries to break you. Twists the way you think until you don’t even know who you are. Gets under your skin. So, let's just say, we’re looking for someone strong enough to take on our special little patient.”
You know where this is going, and even when Dale says the words, your mouth still drops. “I’m assigning you to the Joker, Miss l/n. You’ve always been up for a good challenge, and are very good at listening to our orders.”
Right. So I don’t get fired and end up homeless or working for some crooks. “Mr. Dale, I have other patients I need to attend to today and I have no room to fit in-”
He cuts you off with a wave of his hand. “I have already swapped your ten o'clock appointment so you can meet with the Joker. This is very important, Miss l/n, and you wouldn’t want to fail us, would you?”
As easy as you find it to work with your patients, the higher-ups are much harder for you to manage. “No…”
“Then it’s settled, you’ll be meeting with Joker at ten today, every other day, or more if necessary. You’ll file reports after every session on how your patient is doing, and if we see any progress, well, we may just have to raise your salary.”
Now that catches your attention. You didn’t even know a raise was possible. Especially not for you. You’ve been working so hard your whole life for what feels like nothing but now? Now, maybe all that work will finally pay off. “Mr. Dale, thank you. Thank you so much-“
“Don’t get too excited. If our patient doesn’t show any progress, well… we might have to let you go.”
At that, your entire face falls, your shoulders slumping. “What…?”
“Well, we’ve been needing to make a few cuts on psychiatrists and anyone might be subject to getting kicked.” He smiles and pats your shoulder. “But don’t worry, I have full faith in you.”
His words do nothing to soothe you as your heart pounds heavily in your chest. The toughest patient, all your responsibility, and you have to make him better under a certain amount of time or else? Shit. They were practically setting you up for failure. No. No, you can’t think that way. You’ve dealt with tons of patients, and every single time you’ve managed to get good results. This will be the same thing… “It- it’s a wonderful opportunity, thank you. I won’t let you down.”
He laughs and walks off. “I sure hope not.”
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“I’m here to see the patient.”
The guard looks up at you through his sunglasses and smirks. He uses the gun in his hands to point at you, and you step back. “Ah, so you’re the one they decided on to fix up this lunatic?”
“We don’t refer to them as lunatics, sir. And, yes, I’m Doctor y/n l/n.” Digging into the bag on your shoulder, you pull out your ID and hand it to the guard.
He glances at it once, bored, before grabbing his walkie talkie. “It’s Doctor y/n l/n you’re expecting, correct?”
The garbled voice on the other side responds back. “Correct.”
The guard looks back up at you. “Gimme your bag, please.”
You’re a bit startled, but give him your bag. Already, before even getting to this checkpoint, you’ve been through two whole security checks, and were definitely not expecting another. This Joker guy really is trouble. That just makes you panic even more. Trouble is hard to tame. The guard rummages through the bag a bit before nodding and handing it back, clicking on his walkie talkie again. “Doctor is clear for entry.”
A click noise sounds, and the door opens, leading to yet another room with another door with two more guards standing beside it. You jump as the door behind you clamps shut, and the two guards hardly flinch. The one to the left moves forward, holding something out in his hand. “This is your panic remote. See the green button right there? Press that when you’re done with your session or you need to get out. Got it?”
You grab the remote, looking at it closer. “What about the red button?”
“That’ll set off a gas that’ll knock the Joker out cold.”
Oh. That doesn’t sound good. You’ve dealt with some pretty nasty people but nothing ever this intense, nothing that needed this level of precaution. “Okay… Wait, won’t the gas get to me too?”
The guard shrugs. “Eh, yeah, but you’ll be fine. The doctors will fix you right up.”
You tuck the remote away in your coat pocket. “Right. Thanks…”
The other guard who hasn’t spoken a word until now enters some kind of code into the pad on the door and it swings open. “Good luck, sweetheart.”
The nickname makes you cringe but you step forward and bow your head. “Mhm.”
As soon as you step inside, the door slams closed, and you’re left to face the man everyone has been whispering about.
And there he is, sitting behind a table, looking up at you. The first thing that strikes you is his face, which lacks any makeup, and you don’t know if it shocks you because you’ve only ever seen him with his makeup on or because he appears human. Not quite the monster he’s made up to be. His skin is slightly tanned, his eyes brown and dull, his hair curled and askew down to his neck. Although he doesn’t have his makeup, there’s faded green hair dye still at the tips of his hair. His signature purple coat and suit has been swapped for a straitjacket. You try to look only into his eyes, but instead you flush and look at his mouth. His mouth, gosh. Without the smeared red makeup, you can see his scars so clear, the mangled flesh titled up into a smile on either side of his lips. Whatever caused those was nasty. Always smiling.
Bringing yourself to move, you carry yourself to the table, sitting down in the chair across from him, and you try and pretend your heart isn’t hammering. As you sit down, his eyes trace your everything. It makes you feel like some kind of animal. Is he studying you? Plotting your death? Horrible, but who knows with a man who is all unknowns? You clear your throat. “Uh, hello there, Joker. Can I call you Joker?”
He frowns and licks at his lips, smacking them together. At first, you don’t think he’ll talk, but it just takes him a second. “Well, what else would ya call me?”
You’ve heard him speak before, on the television, in those frightening hostage videos, but it’s more chilling in person, his distinct voice causing you to shudder. If he notices, he doesn’t say anything. “R-right. Joker. I’m Doctor y/n l/n. Feel free to call me y/n, though.”
“Y/n,” he says slowly, as if tasting the name on his tongue. You resist shuddering again. “You’re the one they assigned to, ah, fix me up?”
You nod. “That’s me. But please, don’t think of it as fixing you. Think of it as helping you.”
“Help,” he spits out the word. “Whatever ya wanna call it. Sure. What ever happened to those other people they sent to see me the other night? They were all just so fun to play with.”
His words have a lot of bite behind them. Dale warned you about this. He was going to mess with you, and have fun doing it. “I believe they weren’t prepared to attend to you.”
“Awwww, did I hurt their feelings?” His voice is dripping with pure sarcastic sadness. He even feigns a frown. Then he breaks into a wide grin, giggling madly. “Well, if words are gonna hurt them that badly, maybe, uh, they’re in the wrong work field, huh?”
You make sure your face doesn’t move a bit. Play. It. Cool. Besides, progress doesn’t come from backing down. “We all have our strengths. It doesn’t matter what happened to them though, what matters is that I’m here now.”
“They really threw ya to the wolves, Miss l/n.” His tongue traces across his teeth. “Lucky for you, I won’t bite. Yet.”
You try very hard to ignore him. He probably does bite. “Today is gonna be a short meeting. Testing the waters. Now, we’ll be meeting every other day, so don’t feel like you need to open up to me immediately-”
“Me? Open up? If ya wanna open me up, you’re gonna need a big knife.” When your face falls, he leans forward and laughs harshly, a laugh laced with insanity. “Ha! Tough crowd, it seems.”
Already, he’s testing your patience. But you’ve faced worse. Or at least, you’ll pretend you have. “Mr. J, please-”
“Mr. J?” The Joker sits up straighter. “Heh, I like that. Makes me sound, uh, all fancy and stuff.”
“Mr. J,” you say again, this time harsher. “Today, I just want to get to know a bit about who you are. This is our first session so I’m not expecting too much. We don’t have to dive into the crimes, or your past, but I just wanna get to know a bit about you.”
He snorts. “Why?”
“I’m trying to help, Mr. J. I can’t help you if I don’t know… well, you. Not to mention, we have absolutely nothing on you. No files. No previous history. You’re a bit of a mystery.”
“Ah, a mystery.” He licks at his lips a few times before licking at the inside of his cheeks, no doubt tracing along his scars. “And you wanna solve me.”
“No, I just want to learn a bit more.” You reach into your bag and bring out your clipboard and a pen, clicking it once. “Now, where would you like to start? Maybe your childhood? Your job before your crimes?” His face contorts, and his nostrils begin to flare at such personal questions, so you try and tone it down. Before he lunges at me and chokes me to death. “It’s okay, we can start small. What are your interests?”
His shoulders drop a bit. He rocks back and forth in his seat, humming in thought. It’s weird, really, to see him like this. Not blowing something up, or filming himself raming about some kind of new evil plan he has. “Hmmm, well, I like, uh, a good joke every now and again. I like, hm, ah, a good tussle. Blades. TNT.”
You scribble it all down, right with a question mark and a frowny face. None of that sounds promising. “Right…”
“What’s wrong, doll? You seem…” He smiles gleefully. “Upset.” His T’s are pronounced harshly.
Doll. You should definitely correct him, to tell him to call you by your name, but you decide to let it slide. “No, I’m just… taking it all in. So you like weapons. Jokes. Is that how you decided on your name?”
He smacks his lips. “More or less.”
“Okay. Right. And the whole clown thing, your persona-?”
“Persona? Ha! This is aaaallllll me, dollface.”
“Right. So, the clown thing, how’d that come about? Your makeup, what’s the reason for it?” As you say it, your eyes fall to his scars, the way his lips lick along the very edge of them, and when he catches sight of this, he glares.
“Ah ah ah,” he coos darkly. “We won’t be getting into that today.”
You swallow hard. “Okay. It’s fine. One day at a time.”
He nods and leans forward, and it’s like his eyes can see into your very soul. “Ah, enough about me, huh, doll? Tell me about little ol’ you.”
You frown. “We’re not here to talk about me, Mr. J.”
“Oh, you’re not, but I would like to hear a thing or two about the person I'll be spending lots of, uh, personal time with.”
The way he says personal time, with an almost ferociousness to it, makes you break out in goosebumps, and you’re thankful for the coat covering your arms. “Hm, fine. What do you want to know?”
“Oh, ya know, a bit of this, a bit of that.” He tosses his head around. “How’d you end up in a shithole like Arkham?”
You take a deep breath. Does he seriously care to know? Or is he messing with you? Knowing what you know about him, you’re sure it’s the latter. “Well, it’s always been my passion to be a psychiatrist. I love Gotham and I wanna help its people.”
Joker leans back. “Hmmm, you’re one of those little doctors, huh? Wanna get everyone all fixed up so you can feel like a little saint?”
That takes you aback. You resist the urge to glare. Stay calm. You’re trying to help. “No, I don’t want to be a saint. I just want to-“
“Make yourself feel better? Wanna, uh, be able to give yourself a pat on the back and say ‘look at how amazing I am’? Puh-lease. Nobody really wants to help because they’re selfless.” He leans in. “We’re all selfish, every last one of us. So don’t lie. Nobody likes a liar.”
If you were anyone else, you might have wavered. So this is what they meant when they said Joker was a tough case. He had flipped the tables and started trying to analyze you. Well, you were tough enough, and you weren’t going to back down. You look him right in the eye. “You have a very interesting world view, Mr. J. But if I was just doing this for myself, we wouldn’t be seated here today.”
“Oh, but you didn’t choose to be here, they stuck ya in with me.” His eyes widen. “Seems your bosses aren’t too fond of ya, doll. Or are you just so stuck beneath their boots that you didn’t even question them?”
Now he was really reading you. How could he tell? Was he just that good at digging into people, or were you just too much of an open book? Whatever it was, you pushed it aside. Don’t give in. You’re not doing this for your bosses, you’re doing this for you. “You’re very observant. But again, we’re not here to analyze me. We’re here to talk about you.”
He shrugs. “Whatever you wanna say, doll. But don’t worry,” he says, licking his lips, “I’ll figure you out before you even get anywhere with me. In fact, I think I’m already getting a good guess.”
“Please, Mr. J, I’m the psychiatrist here. Now, our session is coming to an end-”
“Pity.”
“-but I have one last question before our session ends.”
“Go ahead, doll.”
“If you were to describe yourself in one word, what would you use?”
“Ha! Easy. Chaos.”
“And, why does this word define you? Why do you want to be chaos? What do you get out of it?”
He shakes his head. “Ah ta ta, that’s more than one question, doll face. Now, before you leave, lemme, uh, ask you the same thing. What word would you use to describe me?”
His question takes you slightly off guard. There were tons of things you could say. Insane. Wild. Crazy. But those would describe the Joker he was outside, the man that fought the Batman. Whoever you were looking at now was clearly more than that. “Intriguing.”
With that, the Joker's face split into a wide smile. “Ah, now that’s a new one. I think I might actually come to enjoy these, ah, little sessions.” He tilts his head. “I expect you’ll be going now?”
You reach into your purse and grab the remote. “Yes, Mr. J. Thank you for your time. I’ll see you soon, okay?”
He’s smiling so wide now, the tips of his scars almost touch his ears. There’s something about his smile. It’s not horrible, not at all. It’s mesmerizing.
“I can’t wait.”
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That night you can’t go to bed, but not for the same reasons as usual.
Most nights, as you settle down, you’re pulled from sleep by the phantom echoes of the screaming of Arkham patients. Other nights, you’re up for hours thinking of different ways to help your patients. But tonight, you can’t be bothered to think about anyone but the Joker. Dale was right. Already, he’s creeping into your mind, settling beneath your skin. You should be frightened, really, but your mind just wanders with fascination. No, you definitely will not be getting sleep tonight. Instead, you grab your laptop and type in your patient's name. If he won't tell you anything himself, then you’ll get to the bottom of it.
You end up reading about him for hours. Intriguing, indeed.
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Quiet Nights
Ledger!Joker x Nolanverse!Harley
Summary: Joker comes back home to Harley after a long day of causing chaos. They share a quiet, cozy night in bed, enjoying each other's company.
Author's Note: I wrote this on paper over a year ago. Here I am finally posting it lol. I strongly recommend rereading the series! It can be found on my masterlist. I edited/redone chapters 1-3 of Fire Meet Gasoline, which is the first fic I did for these two, so the story is a little bit different now.
Tonight, Harley stayed home instead of assisting Joker with the heist. He didn’t want her coming along as it was really dangerous this time. Harley was happy not to be involved with the slaughter, but that didn’t stop her from worrying.
Eventually, Joker came home exhausted and covered in blood. Harley greeted him with a kiss and helped him out of his purple coat.
“How’d it go?” She asked him.
“Beautifully. But the Bat didn’t show again. Must be losin’ his touch. Worked out great for me though.”
Harley nodded. “I picked up some food earlier. Want some?”
“Yeah. I’ll eat a little.”
“When was the last time you ate anything?”
“Uh, like two days ago.” Joker said casually.
“J! That’s not good. You need to eat something. God, you’re probably starving! How’d you pull off that heist on an empty stomach?” Harley scolded him.
He shrugged like it was nothing and found her concern amusing.
“Adrenaline is the only fuel I need, doll. I’ll be fine.”
Harley sighed and stuck the takeout in the microwave. She took it out when it was heated and handed it to Joker. Inside was lo mein, rice, and half an egg roll.
“At least eat half of it.” Harley pleaded with him.
Joker sighed and sat down at their messy kitchen table. He cleared away some papers and other objects to make room for himself.
“Fine. If it’ll make you happy, Harls.”
Harley sat down across from him and watched him eat. His eyes went crossed when he took the first few bites. “Damn. This is good. Maybe I am starving. How much did ya tip Liu this time?”
Harley snickered. Joker always made sure to give big tips to the sweet little old lady who ran the Chinese restaurant they frequented.
“The usual.”
“She deserves every cent.”
After Joker finished eating, they moved into the bedroom to retire for the day. Harley unbraided her hair and crawled into bed as Joker began undressing himself. His body was surprisingly clear of wounds tonight, much to Harley’s relief. The heist must have gone extremely well.
Once Joker was down to his dark purple boxers, he crawled into bed with Harley and rested his head on her chest. Harley stroked his curly, greasy hair gently, her nails raking across his scalp. He moaned softly.
Harley laughed in surprise. “Did you just…?”
“Maybe.” Joker said with a sly smirk.
“That feel good?”
He hummed in response. She smiled and continued playing with his hair. It was fluffy and soft despite the greasy appearance.
“J?” Harley spoke up after a moment.
“Yeah?”
“Why did you want to be with me?”
Her curiosity got the best of her yet again. Her mind often wandered on quiet nights like this.
Joker was silent for a moment. Harley started to worry she struck a nerve. Finally he spoke in a quiet, genuine tone.
“You understand me. You weren’t, uh, disgusted by me. You listened to me when I talked to you in the alley. Nobody’s ever done that for me before. And then, I saw something in you. It kept me drawn to you. I don’t know. I’ve never felt like this before.”
That made Harley feel so much better. What he was experiencing was love. But he didn’t know that. Maybe he did, he just didn’t want to admit it. Emotions were hard for Joker. Harley knew that. Even though he never told her he loved her that often, she could tell he did by the way he treated her. She was content with that. The few times he expressed his feelings with words Harley’s heart soared.
“You okay?” Joker asked, interrupting her thoughts.
“Yeah. I’m just thinking.”
“Uh, can I ask you something?”
“Yeah?”
“When you first read my file when you were applying for that job at Arkham, what did you think of me?”
“Well, probably what everyone else thought about you. You were insane and evil. I couldn’t understand you but I was determined to try. Your case captivated me. But now that I’ve actually gotten to know you personally, you’re not like how people make you out to be at all. Minus the killing, you’re not that bad of a guy. You treat me with more respect than any other man I’ve known my whole life. You’ve helped me feel confident in my own skin again. I can’t thank you enough for that.”
She planted a kiss on his forehead. Joker smiled up at her but then turned more serious.
“It’s nothing, Harls. I’m nothing special. This should be the standard. A man that abuses a woman is not a man at all.”
“I know that, J. But a man who thinks like that is not always easy to find. Given my history, it’s a big deal to me.”
They went quiet for a while after that. Harley stroked his hair gently and Joker melted into her touch. The only sounds to be heard was their breathing and the light patter of rain outside.
Harley finally broke the silence and reached over to grab a book from the wooden chest beside the bed that acted as their nightstand. “I almost forgot. You want me to read tonight?”
Joker nodded sleepily. “Mhm. Which one of Poe’s we at now?”
Harley turned to the bookmark sticking out the book. “Ooh, it’s The Raven. My favorite.”
“Heh. Didn’t we read this last time?”
“No, we read The Black Cat last time.”
“Oh. Go ahead then, doll.”
Harley smiled. “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary…”
As she read, Joker closed his eyes and just listened to the sound of her soft voice. She spoke with eloquence and all the right inflections. When he did occasionally glance up at her, he saw the passion brewing in her brilliant blue eyes. He could tell she was internally dissecting each line and each stanza even though she’d read it all hundreds of times before. He grinned. His girl was so intelligent. Anyone who had ever put a dumb blonde stereotype on her was dead wrong.
“And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor. Shall be lifted–nevermore.” Harley concluded and shut the book.
“Beautiful, darling.” Joker purred.
Harley put the book back on top of the wooden chest. She settled back into Joker’s arms, burying her face into his chest.
“Will you be here tomorrow?”
“Should be. I’m not planning on going anywhere.”
“Okay. Ready for bed?”
Joker yawned. “Yeah. I’m tired.”
Harley turned the lamp beside the bed off and pulled the thick covers over both of them.
“Goodnight, J.”
“G’night, Harley.”
Joker wrapped his arms tighter around Harley’s torso and nestled close to her. Harley loved it when he used her as a pillow. His embrace was warm and comforting. It felt like home.
She’d kill for these rare quiet nights to happen more often.
#ledger joker x harley#ledger joker#harleen quinzel#harley quinn#the dark knight#nolanverse#my writing
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Random fic headcanons and ideas:
TWD season two Daryl Dixon with an S/O who's in trouble
Both loners
MC is not from Georgia
Early 20s MC dating mid-30s Daryl
She knows how to shoot archery bows but not crossbows
Touch-starved
Andrea considers MC like another younger sibling
Everyone advises Daryl not to go for you and vice versa
When Rick, Hershel, and Glenn go to the bar, MC accompanies them. Daryl only goes when Lori tells him that you are in danger.
Carol gives him advice
Andrea and Lori warn him if he breaks your heart, he's a dead man.
RE4 Leon with a high school best friend who became an Umbrella Scientist.
MC was initially training for the force with Leon but dropped out to find another passion
She wants to help people but gets pulled into Umbrella’s dark research
Leon caught a glimpse of her at the end of RE2 but couldn't be sure if it was her.
Ashley doesn't trust MC, but Leon ignores it
Both have combat experience and have undergone physical conditioning
MC does not have Las Plagas
Krauser spars with MC, causing Leon to jump in.
Krauser asks Leon to choose between you and Ashley.
IDK if Leon would be sweet here or a Yandere.
Arkham Movie Trilogy Jonathan Crane, Harley Quinn, and Poison Ivy x Psychiatrist reader
This story is currently in progress!!!
Reader works at Arkham Asylum
Friends with Bruce Wayne
Knows about his alter ego and occasionally helps him solve cases
Reader believes Bruce should do more with his money to benefit Gotham
Combines Heath Ledger’s Joker with Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn
The reader was in the same major as Harley in college, and the two dated briefly
Harley constantly teases the reader when she catches wind of a new crush
You try to ignore her, but eventually can't as she warns you that the doctor is deadlier than he lets on
You brush it off, too fond of your coworker to accept the notion that he can hurt you
Bruce doesn't like your new counterpart, picking up a destructive energy that screams guilty
In defiance, you decide to bring your beaux to one of many parties and get on your friend’s last nerve.
A kiss is shared in front of the crowd, some murmuring complaints while others smile. You wish to stay in Jonathan’s arms, but the moment is interrupted as Bruce pulls you aside
Naturally, two upper-class socialites fighting in front of an audience calls for bad publicity, but not on your part
“If you keep this up, you'll become a sewer rat criminal just like the rest!”
Luckily, you decided to wear a few rings to accentuate your outfit. Not only do you look stunning, but you reel back and land a brutal slap on his cheek. Yet that doesn't hurt as much as your following words.
“How dare you, Bruce. How dare you scrutinize what you can never understand. Thomas and Martha would be ashamed of you, and you, of all people, know they were difficult to rattle. Next time you need anything, ask someone who gives a shit.”
Your friend has to watch in shock as you exit the home, arm linked with a man he despises. Even in disagreeable situations, you manage to exhibit grace and elegance. It's the beginning of a new era and the opportunity to forget the complex life of the wealthy.
“Is your hand alright, (Y/N)? Better yet, are you okay?”
Never underestimate a psychiatrist to get into your head. He walks you to the car, watching your lips tremble in the darkness. You meet his stare, and one thought crosses your mind: kissing him sounds lovely. The doctor is efficient at picking up social cues, leaning down to meet your lips, and extinguishing the frigid temperature.
“As long as I'm with you, Jonathan. I can do anything with you by my side, no matter the risks.”
I want to make the reader an anti-hero vigilante with the “Grim Reaper” theme. Supernatural powers in Batman don't really occur so I will brainstorm. Most villains are the work of genetic experiments gone wrong so maybe I'll work with that?
JD(Heathers 1989) dating the reader
You are friends with Veronica and the despicable Heathers
Instead of going along with their charades, you often argue and challenge Heather Chandler
She constantly threatens your social standing but knows that the campus would easily choose you over her.
Purple color coded
JD can't help but admire your tenacity as you begrudgingly follow Veronica to the table, attempting to stop the girl from doing Heather’s bidding.
When you walk over, he seems uninterested in the girl speaking to him, instead transfixed on your disinterested attitude. Unknowingly, you lick your lips, tasting lip gloss and wiping some glitter away. When you lock eyes, you swear your heart stops beating, drawn to his carefree attitude.
Veronica says a few words to you, trying to convince you to let her administer the lunch poll
As she talks, you playfully roll your eyes, causing the delinquent to smirk in your direction. He hides a chuckle from breaking out, finding your careless joking funny given the circumstances. When Veronica walks off, it allows you to sit across from the newcomer, albeit a little too eagerly.
“Mind if I ask for a smoke? I'm dying from boredom.”
“Sure, I could never say no to a girl like you. I’m guessing you’ve been trying to break from those devils all day.”
He lights your cigarette as you take it between your teeth, enjoying the visual more than he lets on.
“It's all thanks to you, my knight in obsidian armor.”
#x reader#fanfiction#writing#the walking dead#amc twd#daryl dixon x reader#daryl dixon#arkham knight#arkhamverse#batman begins#jonathan crane x reader#scarecrow x reader#harley quinn x reader#poison ivy#resident evil#leon kennedy x reader#resident evil 4#heathers#jason dean x reader#jason dean#current wip#headcanons
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Masterlist
writing styles:
oneshot-💌
angst-💥
fluff-🎀
lemon/smut-🍋
drabble-💝
story-❤️
Yandere-🔪
Yandere Boys:
-Peter YB
❤️🎀🔪-Peter is jealous of Duke TK thinking TK and the princess reader are dating.
🔪-Prince Peter x Female Princess Reader- The reader is forced into an arranged marriage with Peter they aren't happy with it, Neither is Peter until they see the reader and see it as love at first sight and starts becoming yandere for them and will stop at nothing to have them even killing their bloodline so they have to get married sooner and becoming King not just of the kingdom but of them too.
🎀-Prince Peter x Princess Reader-Peter finds the reader crying in the garden, the princess doesn't know why she's crying but mostly thinks she's not good enough and peter comforting.
🔪💌-Prince Peter Blackmailing Princess's reader's family to get her to marry him.
💌💝🔪-4 suitors (Peter YB, John Doe, SunnyDay Jack, Alan Orion) fighting to win over the princess's heart.
-John Doe
-SunnyDay Jack
-Alan Orion
-Tate Frost
-Delivery Guy
-Damon
Supernatural:
-Dean Winchester
-Sam Winchester
-Castiel
-Crowley
-Gabriel
-Chuck (God)
Marvel:
-Steve Rogers
-Tony Stark
-Thor Odinson
-Loki Laufeyson
DC Comics:
-Batman
-Joker (Nickels, Ledger, Leto, Joaquin)
-Penguin
-Harley Quinn
-Catwoman
-Bane
Gotham Tv show:
-Alfred Pennyworth
-Bruce Wayne
-Jim Gordon
-Harvey Bullock
-Victor Zsasz
-Oswald Cobblepot
-Edward Nygma
-Carmine Falcone
-Salvatore Maroni
-Fish Mooney
-Butch Gilzean
Ouran High School Host Club:
-Tamaki Suoh
-Kyoya Ootori
-Hikaru Hitachiin
-Karuo Hitachiin
-Hikaru and Karuo Hitachiin
-Takashi Morinozuka
-Mitsukini Huninozuka
-Haruhi Fujioka
-Basanova
-Nekozawa
-Renge Houshakuji
Horror Slashers:
-Micheal Myers
-Jason Voohees
-Freddy Krueger
-Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins)
-Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelson)
-Chucky and Tiffany
Orange is the new black:
-Sam Healy
-Desi Piscartella
-George Mendez
-John Bennett
-Joe Caputo
Yandere Simulator:
-Ayano Aishi
-Ayato Aishi
-Umeji Kizuguchi
-Gaka Hikitsuri
-Hohuto Furukizu
-Dairoku Surikizu
-Hayanari Tsumeato
-Tiru Sutiriku
Bully Scholarship Edition:
-Derby Harrington
-Gary Smith
-Bif Taylor
-Chad Morris
-Gord Vendome
-Derby Harrington and Johnny Vincent
-Tad Spencer
Disney villains
-Gaston Legume
💝🔪-https://www.tumblr.com/lolawritesfanfic/769350242091008000/yandere-gaston-x-female-reader?source=share
Requests are open for more characters. give me time to do my research if I don't know them and add them to the list. Enjoy reading.
#masterlist#ouran high school host club#horror slashers#yandere simulator#bully scholarship edition#supernatural#orange is the new black#gotham#dc comics#marvel#your boyfriend#john doe#something is wrong with sunnyday jack#my dear hatchet man#frostbite#broken colours
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I just wanted to let you know that your fics are my favorite Joker x Harley fics ever. I have toyed with the idea of writing a Ledger Joker x Harley fic, but I just don't know that I have anything new to add to the world that hasn't been done before! How do you go about writing a ship that is well established with characters that go back 85/30 years without feeling like you're writing what has already been written?
omg. hello. first of all thank you so much for saying that about my fics-- I wrote Bad Jokes 16 years ago now and after so much time and so many changes in the way I write, it's hard not to look at it and think of all the things I'd do differently now, all the different choices I'd make. I know if I really look hard at it again I'm just going to pick it to pieces (and you guys would behead me if I messed with it too much) so I tend to just leave it totally alone. it's always a sweet reassurance when people tell me they love it even all these years later 😭
secondly, the insecurity you're feeling-- about not having anything new to add-- is a super common one for writers in every genre. they say there's nothing original under the sun. they say there's, what, seven basic narratives? and that every story ever written is just a variation of one of those seven plots. that line of thinking may be true, but it can also be a prison. it'll chop your legs out from under you and stop you from making anything before you even begin. you gotta refuse to let it paralyze you.
the thing is, yes, we're all telling variations on the same stories, but you're the only you, and you're the only one who can tell your stories. I can't tell your stories. You can't tell mine. I'm assuming that the urge to tell your own Ledger Joker/Harley story comes with notes, scenes, conversations in your head, things that you haven't seen in other fics (at least not to your satisfaction), things you'd like to focus on and talk about? if you don't have a single idea of something you'd like to put to paper then it might be that you just like the idea of writing a TDK jarley fic, but I'm betting there's specific stuff you're thinking about-- if I were you, I'd start stringing that stuff together and start wrangling it into some semblance of structure, see what you're working with. you might end up with a 5-page one-shot. you might end up with 200 thousand words. you're not going to know until you commit to executing the idea and start trying to hammer it into shape :)
what I will say-- and what I'd do differently if I was writing Bad Jokes now instead of then, and y'all may disagree with me-- is that I think with a well-established story like Mad Love, or, for instance, like Bruce Wayne's backstory, pacing is key. If you give your audience the same backstory for their fifth or tenth or twentieth time, they'll tune out faster, be less likely to stick with you to see where that backstory leads. if I was writing Bad Jokes now, I'd focus less on the ins and outs of how Arkham is run, less on following Harley's every step as the story progresses-- I'd trim a lot of that fat, spend much more time on the actual dialogue between Joker and Harley and reveal story details through the conversations they have instead of through Harley's inner narration, would probably do a lot more from the Joker's POV (back when I first wrote it he scared me too much to do it too often, lol). Everyone knows how Arkham is run and everyone knows Harley's path leads to the Joker-- you don't have to spend a ton of time on establishing all of that, because it'll tire you out and will potentially bore your audience. the meat of your story is going to be in the things your readers don't already know, in the Joker and Harley's specific chemistry with one another and the ways that chemistry is demonstrated, in the things he says to her to tempt her away from structure and stability.
or you could revamp the story completely. ditch Mad Love, re-imagine it, take Harley Quinn and put her into an entirely new Situation. you could literally write a coffee shop AU. there are no rules! what appeals to you? what do you like in the things you read? what do you feel is missing in the things you read that you'd like to bring to the table? start collecting those things in one place and use them to inform the story you want to tell. it'll come together. your joker/harley story is one that none of us have ever heard, you just have to write it!
#if this is insufferable or impossible to read you have my apologies. I am sleEeEeEeEeEeEeeeeep deprived and going to bed shortly#write that fic tho. you'll have made something you love and that's the most rewarding thing ever#althought tbq perfectly h I may have to write that coffee shop AU now. I accidentally made it sound too fun
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🐛 ~ What was the first ever fic you wrote? Tell me about it?
It was a very bad Harley X Ledger!Joker fic that never made it past a couple paragraphs. I never posted it either.
🔥 ~ What is your favorite Smut fic you've written if you have written any?
I think my favorite is Don’t Go (Away) simply due to the couple of people who have told me it awakened something in them. I think once I finish the pegging fic it will be my new favorite.
😊 ~ Favorite Ship if you like any?
Riddler & Harley!!!! Or if I’m feeling extra dykey, Ivy & Harley!!!!!
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