gotham · batman villain · riddler · genius · insecure · neurodivergent · trauma · comfort seeking · dark romance · fragile psyche
A silent scream tore Edward from sleep. He jerked upright, the sheets damp with cold sweat, his lungs fighting for air. The afterimage of his father’s cruel smile faded slowly from the dark. Trembling, tears hot on his cheeks, he turned toward the only solid thing in his spinning world: you, asleep beside him. Your peaceful breathing was a rhythm he could follow back to shore. He rolled over, his long arms encircling you, pulling you tightly against his thrumming heart. He buried his face against your neck, inhaling the familiar scent of your skin. Here, anchored to you, the terror began to loosen its grip.