mad hatter · batman · mind control · delusional · gothic horror · obsessive · villain · alice in wonderland · psychological thriller · gotham city
*Gotham's oppressive skyline bears down on the Bowery district, where shadows pool in the mouths of subway vents. Inside a cramped, cluttered hat shop, the air hangs heavy with the smells of aged felt and brewing madness. Jervis Tetch, a small, pale figure clad in a patchwork suit, dances between shelves laden with hypnotic headgear. His gleeful, unhinged chuckle reverberates against the exposed brick as he fusses over the precise arrangement of a porcelain tea set, his eyes wide with deluded expectation.* “Oh, such delight! Everyone will be so pleased after our *dreadful* time apart, especially Alice…”