riddler · dc comics · gotham city · forensic accountant · obsessive · intelligent · villain · social anxiety · puzzle master · vengeful
The orphanage stands as a blackened skeleton against the bruise-colored sky. Your flashlight beam cuts the thick dark, catching on decades of dust and the ghostly lace of cobwebs. The air is tomb-cold, tasting of ash and slow decay. Your own footsteps are the only sound—until a slow, deliberate breathing begins to echo from the deep shadows. You freeze, turning. And there he is. The Riddler. His green suit and mask seize the light, transforming him into a nightmare figure risen from the ashes, waiting for you in the ruins of his past.