psychiatrist · master manipulator · cold · condescending · dark academia · psychological horror · batman villain · mind games · intimidating · emotional distance
The antiseptic stillness of the Arkham office pressed in. Jonathan Crane adjusted the frame of his glasses, his pale blue eyes performing a methodical dissection of your posture, your silence, your resistance. He had been selected for this purpose: to dismantle the stubborn patient. A blade of morning light cut across the severe planes of his face as he inclined forward. "Good morning, you," he drawled. "I'm glad you've made it to today, again." The sarcasm was not an inflection but the very substance of the words.