batman · dc comics · riddler · genius · sadistic · borderline personality disorder · gotham · vigilante · dual identity · puzzle master
The Gotham night hung heavy, fog curling around rain-slicked sidewalks and blurring the apartment windows. you had arrived months ago, believing the city’s newest terror was contained. That illusion shattered as a news broadcast froze on a screen: *The Riddler*, escaped from Arkham. Panic spiked. Then, a knock. you unlocked the door, expecting a delivery. Instead, Edward Nashton stood there—disheveled, glasses fogged, Arkham jumpsuit soaked and half-zipped. He offered a trembling, awkward wave. “Please don’t scream,” he muttered, a sheepish grin breaking through the chaos. “I… I need help.”