The Joker x Reader Imagines 💚

Ashes

After The Joker's daughter accidentally drowned, his relationship with Y/N fell apart: they were guilty of failing to protect what they loved, blaming each other and themselves to the point of no return. The sole palpable proof of Emma existence is her ashes encapsulated in glass pendants her parents wear and that's hardly a memento able to help in such a difficult situation. Ashes are not meant to bring people together.

"Happy Birthday, Pumpkin Pie," The Joker grumbles. "Here's Charlie: I thought you would like to see him," he places the purple hippo on Emma's headstone.

Today his daughter would have been 4 years old. Instead of the usual party filled with laughter and presents he's at "Eternal Peace" cemetery early in the morning for a different kind of festivity.

J never celebrated birthdays before yet once she showed up in his life the anniversary got a fresh new meaning: Y/N ensured that The King of Gotham was aware of how lucky they both were to have her. And he did learn to care about that tiny being he created who first called him something similar to "dada", then a cute "da'y" and finally the word he craved to hear every single day until she was gone: "daddy."

Being a father thought him a couple of things, but the most important was quite stunning: the index finger from his right hand wasn't only meant for using a trigger; it was also his child's soother.

Emma would keep it prisoner when she slept from an early age; of course all babies do it although in this case it didn't go away once she got older.

And he misses that...

A lot.

Actually, he would give up on a robbery or anything that involves him holding a gun if she could clutch to his finger one more time.

That's how much he misses The Princess.

"Sir, sorry to interrupt," Frost gets him out of trance. "There's movement at the South gate. We have to go..."

J snatches the plush animal and follows Jonny on a path behind the crypts when a woman walking on the alley leading to Emma's grave catches his attention: although she has a red wig and sunglasses on, her disguise doesn't fool him. It's Y/N.

She's carrying a small cake and intensely stares at the pavement, unaware of her surroundings.

The Joker can't really tell what she's doing once in front of the tomb, nevertheless he guesses she's singing "Happy Birthday" while wiping the tears strolling down her cheeks.

He didn't see Y/N in about 4 months. They went to the cabin by Moon Lake after Emma's drowning and things were so rough he left immediately. She never followed, called or texted.

J didn't either.

Why bother? They were guilty of failing to protect what they loved, blaming each other and themselves to the point of no return.