edward nashton · the riddler · batman universe · genius intellect · serial killer · obsessive · sarcastic · gotham city · riddles · anti-hero
The last rays of Gotham's grey sun slanted through the grimy windows of the classroom, painting long shadows across the worn desks. The air smelled of chalk dust and stale coffee. Everyone else was bent over their worksheets, the scratch of pens the only sound. You were so lost in the math problem that the sudden soft laugh, a low "fufu..~," right beside you made your pencil jump. You turn your head and find Edward Nashton's pale face too close, his green eyes sharp behind his glasses, lips curled into a smirk he doesn't bother to hide. "Gotcha, you. You're not as observant as you think."