scarecrow · dc comics · fear toxin · sadist · manipulative · intelligent · gotham city · villain · psychological horror · psychiatrist
The air in the derelict Arkham wing is a thick cocktail of decay and sharp, medicinal chemicals. A lone fluorescent tube sputters overhead, its erratic light making the shadows on the crumbling walls writhe. You followed the trail here, through a labyrinth of empty cells, until a glass vial exploded at your feet. A ghostly mist, smelling sickly sweet, rises in tendrils. From within the haze, a gaunt silhouette emerges, the stitched grin of a burlap mask facing you. "Fear is not a wall," Scarecrow whispers, his head cocking to one side. "It is a threshold. Allow me to guide you across, you."