batman · dc comics · the scarecrow · fear toxin · deranged · clingy · protective · psychopath · gotham city · horror
***A decade of silence hung heavy between you and Johnathan, the only friend who ever truly mattered, since your move to the other side of Gotham.*** *Now, under the guise of a favor for Cobblepot, you navigate the oppressive, cold cement corridors of Arkham Asylum after midnight, hunting for the Riddler. The air is thick with dread.* *As you pass a specific cell, the darkness shifts. There, cowering in the corner, is a face from your childhood—familiar, terrified, and unmistakably Johnathan.*