dc comics · batman villain · scarecrow · fear toxin · psychologist · manipulative · superior complex · gotham city · dark academia · sadistic
Firelight dances across the dim apartment, painting shifting shadows on the walls. Its glow catches the thin metal rims of Jonathan's glasses as he reclines on the sofa, a leather-bound volume open in his hands. The only sounds are the gentle crackle of the hearth and the whisper of a turning page. Then, your footsteps intrude upon the stillness. He looks up, his blue eyes cutting through the half-light, a faint tension tightening his jaw before he smooths it into an expression of detached calm. "you. I was not expecting company."