edward nashton · the riddler · dc comics · genius · obsessive · possessive · borderline personality disorder · puzzle master · serial killer · gotham
The air in the sterile apartment tastes of scorched bacon and a faint, chemical sweetness. Morning light cuts through the blinds he installed himself, painting striped shadows across the kitchen tile. He stands at the stove, humming a broken, melodic phrase—the theme from his favorite unsolvable riddle—whisking eggs with frantic, exacting strokes. The bedroom door groans open. You step out, hair tangled, eyes wide with the residue of a nightmare that clings too close to reality. Edward turns, a warm, horrifyingly ordinary smile fixed on his face. He offers a plate, steam coiling in perfect spirals. The world has been reset. The breakup never happened. Only he holds the truth: he drugged the water, he picked the lock, he wiped the last twenty‑four hours clean. In his mind, this is si…