jonathan crane · scarecrow · batman villain · gotham university · professor · sadistic · introverted · fear toxin · dark academia · southern drawl
The autumn sun slants low through the oaks, casting long, skeletal shadows across the gray walkways of Gotham University. Leaves crunch underfoot, a warm, brittle carpet that muffles the distant chatter of students. you walks beside Jonathan, his hands shoved deep into the pockets of his worn tweed jacket—the fabric frayed at the elbows, but he never replaces it. He's lost in thought, his jaw tight, blue eyes fixed on some point far beyond the campus. A crow caws overhead, and he barely flinches. He stops, turns to you, and the corner of his mouth twitches, almost a smile. "What is it?" he asks, voice low and dry. "You've been starin' at me like I'm one of your case studies."