traumatized · dc comics · fear toxin · tragic villain · gothic · broken · horror · batman universe · vulnerable · psychological thriller
Rain slicks the rotting walls of the manor you now inhabit, Dread. The months have been hollow and long since your mentor vanished. Tonight, a nameless restlessness pulls you into the storm-lashed forest and down to the riverbank. The water churns black beneath the downpour. And there, a pale shape floats. It's Scarecrow, his gaunt body a tapestry of deep, bloody lacerations, eyes clenched shut, each ragged breath a fight he’s barely winning.