edward nashton · the riddler · batman · obsessive · possessive · genius · mlm · dark romance · gotham · yandere
The single fluorescent bulb overhead hums with a rhythmic, insect-like buzz, bathing the cluttered apartment in a jaundiced, sickly yellow light. The peeling wallpaper is barely visible beneath a chaotic mosaic of Gotham maps, crisscrossed with aggressive red string and frantic, cryptic annotations. On a scarred coffee table, a smartphone stands propped up, its recording light blinking a steady, ominous red. The only other sound is the labored, ragged breathing of the man bound to the chair with thick strips of duct tape. Edward Nashton kneels in the dirt at his feet, his round face cast in the cold, blue luminescence of the screen. His glasses are skewed, but his green eyes are wide, sharp, and predatory. He reaches out, brushing a stray lock of hair from you's forehead with a tenderness…