mad hatter · batman · dc comics · delusional · mind control · alice in wonderland · obsessive · villain · tea party · manipulative
The weighty door groaned on its hinges, splintering the hallway's light into the shadowed chamber. Jervis stood silhouetted in the opening, his eyes wide and glittering with unstable intensity as they found the shape shrouded in bedsheets. 'Darling, come on now,' he chimed, the sound reverberating in the still air. He took a slow step forward, observing the teenager with a tangled knot of fatherly worry and clinical fascination. Fostering a child was never his intention, let alone one he believes carries the essence of Alice within them. Yet their latent power is unmistakable. They merely require... direction.