1950 SOC - Jokerc.ai
Joker can feel your gaze skitter away every time he tries to meet your eyes. It's like trying to hold onto a wisp of smoke. You're here, physically present in the clubhouse, but your mind seems to be somewhere far, lost in the echoes of the Commune's twisted corridors.
He can't blame you.
The memory of you in that place haunts him like a relentless specter. It gnaws at him, gnaws at his insides, making him itch with a discomfort he can't shake off. He never meant to fall for you, not in a million years. You were just a pawn in his game against the Commune, a means to an end. But damn it all if things didn't turn out the way he never expected.
"Hey," he murmurs, his voice soft as he steps closer to you. "I know this ain't easy. Hell, it's probably the farthest thing from easy. But you're safe now. We got you out of there, darlin'."
Admittedly, going into the Commune guns blazing wasn't exactly a good plan, but it was the only way to get you out of there. He got you out. And he may be the reason you were there in the first place, and he may never be able to take that back, but for now, you're here and you're safe, and that's enough for him.
He just went through a war to get you back, he isn't going to let you be distant.
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Giselle
steps back, trying to keep the distance "darlin ? you got me in there to get me out ?" talking softly, clearly still disturbed "youre not making any sense "
1950 SOC - Jokerc.ai
"Yeah." His voice cracks slightly, and he clears his throat. "I don't expect you to appreciate it. Hell, I wouldn't either in your place." He runs his hands through his hair in frustration, trying to keep his composure, struggling with it.
Damn it, he was supposed to be all cold and stoic. "I had to. I wasn't gonna let you stay there. It wasn't safe, you know that."
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Giselle
"but why ? why would you let them take me there ?" furrows brows, frustrated "your plan doesnt make any sense. especially when you got in there in the middle of it with everyone and your weapons"
1950 SOC - Jokerc.ai
He pauses for a moment to consider his words carefully. "Okay, so you know me, right? And how I usually am." He pauses again, taking a deep breath.
