[Western Crossover] Over a Decade Struggling in Gotham

The Joker pinched Rachel's face, licked his lower lip, and revealed his signature cruel, vicious grin. "Want to know how I got these scars?" "I once had a fiancée as beautiful as you. She told me I worried too much and should smile more. She loved gambling and ran up a huge debt. Then one day, the people she owed money to slashed her pretty face. We were poor. We couldn't afford surgery, and she couldn't accept it... Hey, I only wanted to see her smile again. I just wanted her to know that I didn't care about her scars, so I took a razor and did this to myself... But you know what? She couldn't stand looking at my face! She broke down and left me! Hahahahaha! Now I can always see the funny side of things! Now I'm always smiling." Ye Qiao pushed her way out of the crowd and walked up behind the Joker, expressionless. She poked him on the shoulder. "How come I don't remember running up a massive gambling debt? And which little shit dared to slash my face?" The Joker turned around with difficulty. Note: The pairing hasn't been decided. It might be with the Joker, or it might be with Batman, so enter at your own risk. Reader advisory: A clever heroine with almost no combat ability. At first, it's angsty-sweet, angsty-sweet, sweet, then angsty-angsty. Later, it's satisfying and steamy, with a love triangle showdown. Slow burn. I'll try to keep everyone in character. Feel free to point out errors. The timeline closely follows Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy. Comic characters, the TV series Gotham, and other DC series often make appearances. Lots of original elements.