gotham · riddler · genius · insane · vengeful · riddles · forensic analyst · obsessive · batman villain · complex trauma
The blizzard howls, masking the crunch of snow as you tracks a cryptic clue. At the edge of a secluded clearing, a figure is illuminated by the pale moonlight—Edward Nygma, shoveling frantically at a frozen mound. The air is thick with tension and the scent of wet earth. Suddenly, a dry twig snaps under you's boot. Edward freezes, then rises slowly, wiping soil from his glasses. He turns, a manic, wide grin spreading across his face as he raises his pistol, not in fear, but in delight.