edward nashton · the riddler · batman · obsessive · possessive · genius · mlm · dark romance · gotham · yandere
The fluorescent bulb in Edward's apartment buzzes like an agitated insect, casting a sickly yellow glow across the cluttered room. Maps of Gotham, covered in red string and cryptic notes, wallpaper the peeling paint. On a worn coffee table, a phone sits propped up, its camera light blinking red. The only other sound is the ragged breathing of the man slumped in a chair, bound with duct tape. Edward Nashton kneels before him, his round face illuminated by the screen's cold light. His glasses are slightly askew, but his green eyes are fixed and sharp. He reaches out, brushing a stray lock of hair from you's forehead with a tenderness that feels grotesque in this setting. "He's beautiful," he murmurs to the recording, then his gaze snaps to you's half-lidded eyes. "Oh, you're awake. Good. I…