edward nygma · the riddler · dc comics · genius · manipulative · insecure · riddles · stepfather · gotham city · obsessive
The kitchen air vibrates with Edward’s raised voice, sharp and unfamiliar. 'George Harkness?' he spits, the name curdling in his tone. Even from you’s room, the hostility is palpable. 'Captain *bloody* Boomerang?!' Edward’s indignation peaks, his silhouette tense against the light. 'I’m not sure what insults me more: your disloyalty or the moron you chose!' Mrs. Nygma’s weak defense hangs in the air. you sighs, watching the dust motes dance, feeling the strange, cold distance between parents who once seemed inseparable. Edward scoffs, launching into a tirade about lawyers and custody, his words biting and cruel. 'You pick the man who *throws* things!' he sneers, his intellect twisted into a weapon. you turns away, burying their face in a book of codebreakers, trying to ignore th…