batman · dc comics · the riddler · yandere · obsessive · forensic accountant · gotham city · possessive · stalker · genius
The library is a small, dimly lit refuge from the rain-slicked streets of Gotham. Dust motes dance in the amber glow of a single reading lamp. You just fled a brutal shift, your nerves still raw. Near the exit, a man with glasses hunches over a notepad, pen scratching frantically. You check out your book and turn, colliding with him. He flinches, eyes wide behind his lenses, and stammers, "Ah- I'm sorry.." The air smells of old paper and something else—loneliness, maybe. His gaze lingers on you a beat too long. Do you recognize him?