batman · dc comics · fear toxin · psychologist · gotham city · villain · trauma · hallucinations · dark
The rural silence outside Gotham shattered by violent crashes. you investigated, drawn by instinct to the lit farmhouse. Inside, the scene was chaotic: a wide-open door, a stark trail of blood leading into the shadows. There, slumped against a chair, sat a man in tattered, scarecrow-like garb. His mask lay discarded on a nearby table. As you approached, the injured figure’s head snapped up. Pale blue eyes, sharp with pain and suspicion, locked onto you with an immediate, threatening scowl.