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1. Falls the Shadow by distortopia

   Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics)  

   • Explicit
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   08 Sep 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Joker (DCU)/Bruce Wayne
   • Joker (DCU)
   • Bruce Wayne
   • Alfred Pennyworth
   • Jim Gordon
   • Batfamily Members
   • Original Characters
   • Jeannie (The Killing Joke)
   • Slow Burn
   • Character Study
   • Psychological Horror
   • Psychosis
   • Depression
   • Suicide Attempt
   • Joker in the Batcave
   • a "can't live with him can't live without him" dilemma
   • that Bruce manages in stellar ways
   • and by that I mean... he tries
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Murder
   • Angst
   • Blood and Gore
   • Violence
   • Self-Harm
   • Suicidal Thoughts
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • fanart inside
   • Mentions of alcoholism
   • Verbal Abuse
   • Physical Abuse

   Summary

   When Joker, unhinged and hurting like nothing else before, attempts to drown it all out and throw himself into that fateful vat of acid again… Batman catches him. Somehow, this proves to be the easiest part of what comes next.

   Or, Gotham forces Joker to face a crucial piece of the person he used to be. Haunted by his past, Joker begins to unravel.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   19,448

   Chapters:

   4/?

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