4/4/17

Hi!! I'm back!! So some of you might know me from my last Joker fanfiction, Ace of Spades, since it got surprisingly popular and the overwhelming support I received really encouraged me to write another Joker fanfic, so here it is!! If you don't know me, hey, I'm the-killing-j0k3 (or just tkj) and I hope you like my works (except for Gotham High/City, I wrote those when I was like 12... save yourself the agony and don't read them :/)!! Really hope you stick around for this fanfic!!

Just some quick **very** important disclaimers that I'd really appreciate if you read:

• Some of you who also read AoS also know that I uploaded a preview of the first chapter, but I've changed it around a LOT, I've added more stuff, switched it to third person, and included more details about June, Joker and their characters. And yes, this whole story will be written in third person... which means inclusion of a Joker POV!! Jeez, I've had so much fun writing him. I missed him!! I think that writing in third person'll help me brush up my skills and it adds much more depth to the story, so I hope you'll like reading it as much as I liked writing it!!

• And also a VERY important note regarding June's character (pretty gal on the cover, model's name is Raven Lyn if ur curious):
June is a biracial, black passing character (meaning she's half-white, half-black but appears black) and any racist or negative comments regarding her race or gender in this fanfiction (usually said or thought by antagonistic characters) does NOT in any way reflect my actual thoughts, just the thoughts of the assholes that so happen to be in this fanfiction. June has been the victim of everyday discrimination like many other minorities out in The Real World™ and to pretend like it doesn't exist is a mere injustice to her character and to you, the reader (I am white and obviously I don't face the same kind of discrimination, so *please* call me out- respectfully, don't throw around accusations- if anything I say here comes off as accidentally inappropriate or offensive, etc., as I've never written a character of colour before). If you don't like the fact that my protagonist isn't default-white like in every other fanfiction, get off this story and feel free to unfollow or block me, or whatever, then go and reevaluate your life. I know it's a bit odd to make an entire disclaimer simply because my character is a POC, because it shouldn't matter, but the fact that there are rarely any fanfics about POC unless the story revolves around that fact is the glaring reality and I do not want to screw it up by accidentally offending anyone. Also I didn't want anyone interpreting the character as white because it's the default- that just isn't June, y'know?

• Same thing obviously goes for Joker's actions; I don't condone murdering innocent people for kicks (or any reason, actually, unless they're an orange fascist KKK supporter Nazi sympathiser with gross hair and small hands whose name is totally slipping my mind right now :/ ), and although the Joker's fashion choice is a bit out there and I personally wouldn't recommend it, if face paint and green hair's your thing, then go for it. I can condone that, at least (have u seen his socks??)

• For the weirdos (no offence) who wanna imagine that it's Jared Leto's Joker instead of Heath's, do what you want, just don't comment or tell me about it. I really put effort into analysing and making sure I get Heath's interpretation of the Joker as closely as I can, so I personally find it a little insensitive when my work is completely nullified because you wanna imagine that it's tattoos on that face instead of scars. We get it. He's hot. He has abs. Daddy or whatever. Sure. But this fanfic revolves a LOT around Ledger Joker lore and origins, so it won't fit Leto's Joker at all. Like I said, if you want it to be Jared and want to imagine that it is, cool, just please keep it to yourself. Sorry!!

• No Harley. I don't feel that she'd fit into the Nolanverse without Joker being directly tied to her.

• Let me reiterate: NO, absolutely NONE, NATA, ZILCH, NOTHING whatsoever about Harley Quinn. Or Harleen Quinzel for that matter!! Any vague reference to her is either unintentional or completely jokey; I do like her but it wouldn't work with the plot. Other Batman characters not established in the Nolanverse, however, do show up, but you'll know what I mean when the story gets there. Again, sorry!!

• If it seems like I'm being rude just look at some of the comments regarding these topics on AoS. And also I get hate mail from certain Leto fangirls for some reason?? :/

• And of course, if anyone has any triggers regarding rape mentions, suicide mentions, obv violence etc, etc, they are VERY minor in this story but all the same, you might wanna be wary of that, since I don't put up chapter warnings bc it spoils the story. If you have any issues with that, inbox me politely about the written topics- don't expect me to be a 'safe-space social justice warrior' if you chose to read about a psychopathic murderer, this story isn't gonna have all flowers and rainbows.

• This first chapter was uploaded specially on Heath's 38th birthday, and I haven't yet finished the story completely, so there will be a wait for chapter 2, which I sincerely apologise for but I really want to do this fanfic justice because it's honestly my favourite yet. I hope you can forgive me for that!!!

As usual, feel free to drop a comment and a review or whatever, my inbox is always open so message me there too if you'd like!!

So yeah! Please enjoy. I'm so excited for this!!! Missed Joker so much. And happy birthday Heath!! This is dedicated to you and my messy clown boy. Love you both to the moon and back.

Here's to another great story!

-tkj <3