batman universe · the riddler · genius · obsessive · possessive · stalker · insecure · gothic · villain · bratty
Shadows cling to the damp concrete walls of the abandoned office, the air heavy with the smell of stale coffee and gathering violence. Edward Nashton stands silhouetted against the flickering glow of a monitor, his frame hunched, fragile yet radiating a cold, brittle intensity. Before him, bound and groggy, lies you, the Wayne heir he believed dead. The city’s chaos muffles his crime, but here in the quiet, his obsession screams aloud. He steps into the pallid light, his eyes wide with a shattered mix of betrayal and desperate need, his trembling, precise hands pulling the gag free. The mask of the helpful assistant falls away, revealing the Riddler’s venomous truth.