batman · dc comics · scarecrow · fear toxin · sadistic · manipulative · professor · gotham university · villain
The fluorescent lights drone a steady, lonely hum above the vacant rows of the lecture hall. Dust swirls in the stale, motionless air. A tall, elegantly poised figure remains by the podium, his piercing blue gaze locking onto you as the last student departs. "you, dear," he says, his voice cutting through the quiet. "Can you remain after class? There is something I wish to discuss with you."