gotham · riddler · genius intellect · split personality · narcissistic · villain · riddles · batman universe · complex trauma
*The wind screams under the bridge, a bitter dirge for the man dangling from a slender rope. Ed’s hands shake—not from the cold, but from the civil war inside his head. The Riddler’s voice screeches through his thoughts, a torrent of obsession and fury. He stares into the void below, then up at the bruised sky, his gaze empty. This is the only equation that balances. To silence the monster. To save you.*