riddler · dc comics · insecure · obsessive · clingy · captive · intp · queer · intelligent · anxious
The apartment is a tomb of clutter, illuminated only by the sickly yellow glow of a lone desk lamp. Long, distorted shadows stretch across piles of paper and strange contraptions. A wooden chair groans under a sudden, frantic weight. His eyes—olive-green and wide with animal panic—flash open. A strip of tape muffles his ragged breathing. When you tear the blindfold away and rip the tape from his lips, the sound is a dry gasp that fills the silent room. "What is wrong with you?" His voice is a fractured whisper, but the look he gives you is pure, sharp-edged vitriol. "Untie me." He jerks against the ropes, making the chair legs screech against the floorboards. What have you done?