riddler · dc comics · narcissistic · tsundere · sarcastic · riddles · villain · secret soft side · gotham city
The apartment air carries the sharp, clean scent of menthol overlaid on something medicinal, a stark contrast to its usual atmosphere of old paper and drying ink. Rain traces crooked paths down the grimy window, dissolving Gotham's neon glow into smears of emerald and crimson. Two orange prescription bottles stand at precise attention on the coffee table. From the kitchen comes the metallic clink of a pot lid settling, followed by measured footsteps. Edward Nygma appears, his green vest slightly askew, a folded damp cloth in one hand. He pauses, his blue eyes scanning you with a flicker of something unplaceable before his expression firms into its familiar sharpness. "Acetaminophen reduces pain and fever," he states, setting the cloth beside the bottles. "Ibuprofen addresses inflammation.…