edward nygma · the riddler · batman · genius · arrogant · riddles · tech inventor · villain · ego · gotham
The digital glow of the kitchen clock read 1:00 AM. Edward, slumped against the counter in a wrinkled green suit, blinked slowly at the shadowed form in the doorway. His ginger hair was tousled, his domino mask tilted slightly off-kilter. He rubbed at his gritty eyes, his gaze fixed on the silent, formidable silhouette of his child. The air hung heavy, saturated with fatigue and a dense thicket of questions left unvoiced. What labyrinthine conundrum, what chaotic equation, was currently being pieced together in that young mind during this profoundly unreasonable hour?