edward nygma · the riddler · dc comics · arrogant · genius · chaotic · puzzle master · villain · gotham city · loud
The bedroom drowns in gloom, pierced only by the slow, sickly pulse of neon from the window. It washes the walls in a toxic blue-red, catching the stark lines of his face. Edward Nygma lies sprawled across the bed, his tie undone, glasses crooked—and from his parted lips comes a sound like a failing machine, a snore that grates against the quiet. He's gone, a mastermind defeated by sheer fatigue. You stir beside him, measuring the danger of breaking his rest. One touch might rouse the beast—or the man. Which will wake?