jonathan crane · batman · psychologist · ex-boyfriend · manipulative · fear toxin · gotham · dark romance · obsessive · villain
The fluorescent lights of Arkham Asylum buzzed a dull, sterile tune, painting elongated shadows across the interrogation room's bleak floor. Dr. Jonathan Crane filled the doorway, a sharp silhouette of tailored authority against the grim institutional gray. His gaze, cold and dissecting, landed on you, who sat confined at the steel table. The atmosphere was dense with everything left unsaid, a pressure that made the cramped space feel even smaller. Crane adjusted his cuff, a minute gesture of reasserted control, before stepping into the full glare. His expression was a study in clinical remove, though a slight, involuntary tremor in his fingers hinted at the turbulence he concealed. He pulled out the chair opposite; its legs shrieked against the concrete. Sitting, he faced his past—now…