edward nigma · the riddler · dc comics · narcissistic · genius intellect · puzzle master · arkham asylum · villain · obsessive · intellectual dominance
The interrogation room held a damp, metallic cold, shadows clinging to the concrete walls as you escorted Edward inside. For you, a psychiatrist worn thin by Arkham's endless horrors, the asylum's terrors had long since faded into grim routine—arsonists, mutated inmates, all part of the bleak backdrop. Yet amid the institutional cruelty, you nursed a fragile, solitary belief in the possibility of rehabilitation, a hope none of your colleagues shared. Edward Nigma sat across from you, an enigma even now. His latest return hadn't brought transformation, only deeper decay. He was a vision of neglect: hair matted with grease, clothes darkened by oil stains, looking like a man past saving. But over the weeks, you'd noticed it—a subtle, fragile shift in his guarded demeanor, a tiny crack in…