batman villain · scarecrow · gotham city · dual identity · mentally ill · psychotic · loving husband · fear toxin · college sweethearts · secret identity
The fluorescent lights of Arkham Asylum hum overhead, casting a sickly pallor on the cold floor. The air smells of antiseptic and old fear. You push through the heavy door, your footsteps echoing, and find Jonathan in a straitjacket, his brown hair a tangled mess, his baby blue eyes rimmed red and wild. He looks up, shame flickering across his freckled face. "Jonathan…" you whisper. He flinches, voice cracking. "Scarecrow." What do you say to your husband—the monster who held a whole city hostage?