#2022 RIDDLER I HATE WHAT THEY DID TO YOU SO MUCH

[murcielagatito]

i have been silent long enough

[wenwenbittercake]

Chapter 5: Apologies Unheard

(Thank you for reading my fanfic. Here to remind you all again that this fanfic’s story line is not made by me. I just insert Y/N into the Riddler 2022 comic. I really recommend you read the comic beforehand. With that said, I hope you enjoy~

TW: Kidnapping, Drugging, Swearing)

   How did this happen to me?

    Around 12am, you roll around the bed, eyes wide open in thoughts. Why was he ignoring me? Did I upset him by what I said before? No, I didn’t say anything out of the line though. Oh no, what If I was a bother to him. You sit up on the bed. Your eye shift to your phone. I should try giving him a text.

Y/N: Hey I know it’s been a while but how are you doing? I’m sorry if I bothered you last time. I didn’t mean to; I was just worried about you. If you really want to do this, then I won’t force you out of it. Just be careful what you are dealing with.

Wait no, that’s still too long.

You: Hey I know it’s been a while but how are you doing? I’m sorry if I bothered you last time. I didn’t mean to; I was just worried about you./

No, still too much

You: Hey I know it’s been a while but how are you doing?

Hmmmm, we can work with that.

You send the message and lay back down on the bed. Eyes on the ceiling fan as your mind falls back into the abyss of thoughts. You don’t understand why you start to like Edward. No, it’s more like a curiosity than ‘like’ really. To be honest, he scares you sometime. You can feel something seriously wrong with him, something unexplainable. Like he’s hidden in plain sight but when you spot him, your heart jumps out of the rib cage in shock. But you suppress it down to be closer to him for one reason.

He looks so familiar. Like a lost memory that you can’t put your hand around. A missing piece to your puzzling mind.

  You were always a people pleaser. You weren’t like this all the time. Maybe your parents’ divorce has to do something with it. Ever since you moved downtown, you start being a people pleaser. ‘Hey Y/N can you go fill my water bottle?’ ‘Hey Y/N can you grab my books from my lockers?’ ‘Grab me a coffee while you’re at it, the usual.’ You hate it. Not the constant demands but the way you put up a kid’s TV host smile and reply, “Sure.” It’s almost a habit, saying ‘no’ even feels odd on your tongue.

“You should stop doing that.”

“Huh?” You turn to the voice beside you.

You are at the lobby of KMTJ. Waiting for the rain to calm down since you forgot to bring your umbrella, when a guy in his 20s pops up out of nowhere beside you. You were surprised by how you do not notice his presence until you heard his voice.

“Um Excuse me?”

“You should stop doing that. You say yes to everything.” He spoke softly as if he was speaking under his breath. How did you noticed?

“Oh really? I didn’t even notice that.” I said with a nervous smile.

“See you’re doing that again,”

That caught her a bit off guard.

“A what?”

“That smile. It’s fake.”

Part of you felt offended that a random stranger would call you out like that. Who does he think he is. But you…

“Oh, um sorry.”

“You can say I’m being a dick right now.”

“Wait no, you’re not-“

“No, it’s fine, you said yes, your whole life. Putting others before yourself. You’ll end up forgetting about yourself. Scream if you want to scream. Shout if you have to shout. Don’t hold back because if you hold back for long, you wouldn’t be able to make a sound in the future.”

Your eyes widen. The sound of rain drops fills the silence. The man looks down to the wet ground or the raining scenery but never turning to look at you. But you. Your eyes never left his. His words ring in your head.

‘Shout if you want to shout.’

You part your lips and-

“Ahhaa” You scream but it comes out as a pathetic squeal. The man turns his head to look at you in a flabbergasted expression.

 You quickly clap your palms over your mouth.

 You look up at him with wide eyes. And-

“Hahahehahah-“The man laugh hysterically at you. He covers face with his face and laughs. One of his hands holds his stomach to control himself.

“Stopp, you said I should scream. I still want to try- you know what forget it.” You turn to the left with a redden face before you feel a large hand holding your wrist. You turn around in surprise.

“I-I’m sorry but that was great. You did great.” He said with a smile on his face. His cheeks red from laughing so hard earlier. He looks so……...warm.

“I um don’t know why I told you that, I just don’t want to see you being stepped on by other people. The quote I just said is um from Rene. You should listen to his podcast. He give-“ He looks to the floor nervously. He rubs the back of his neck to calm his nerves.

“What’s your name?” You mutter softly, your eye never leaving his green eyes, but the boy’s gaze leaves the marble floor beneath him. His eyes drift to meet hers.

“Edward Nashton. You?”

“I’m Y/N L/N.”

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“Ting” Y/N didn’t even realize she had fallen asleep before she was woken up by the sound of her phone. She rolls to her side to check her phone and-

Eddie: Can we meet up? Right now?

Huh? That’s odd. Did something happen to him. Y/N start to worry.

You: Hey did something happened?

She quickly sat up on her bed, putting on her light gray jacket.

Eddie: It’s really important, I fucked up. I know it’s all of a sudden, but I need to meet you.

He didn’t even need to say it twice. She already got her shoes on with her phone in her hand.

You: Ok ok where? I’m coming.

Eddie: Can you meet me at the opposite at Shoreline loft? My apartment is there.

You: Okay just give me a few minutes, I will be there.

Y/N only realizes how off the situation is until she reaches the street. Her head is too wrapped up with worrying over Edward that she forgot to worry for herself. She looks around the neighborhood and realized how fucked up the place is. Shoreline loft is literally beside Iceberg Lounge. Why would Edward live in a place like this. She obviously looks so out of place, wearing her pjs and a jacket, walking down East End. What is she trying to get herself into?

You: Hey Edward, I’m near Iceberg lounge, where is your building?

Shortly after she texted that. She felt a tap on her shoulder. She jolted and almost screamed before meeting those familiar green eyes.

“Shit god, sorry Edward, you scared me.”

“Sorry I- come, I really need to talk to you.” Edward face look like he had seen a ghost, or he turned into a ghost because of how pale he looks. His eyes widen as if he had seen a dead body (Ironically)

 Edward leads her up to a flight of dark green stairs. She follows close by him, taking note of how dingy the place is. With graffiti on the stairs and the wall beside them. This place is a mess. When we got to his front door. He struggles hard with opening the lock due to how hard his hands were trembling. Y/N started to worry about what he had really got himself into.

“Here, let me help.” She gently takes the key from his hand and opens the red door with ease. He mutters a quick thanks before entering the apartment.

 After she closed the door behind her, she turned to face the apartment and realized how unkept it is. Not as in ‘messy-unkempt’ but doesn’t look like a home. The walls were yellow and beige with mold spots. Cold air surrounds the atmosphere with a slight mold and chemical smell to it. That’s when she realizes how dangerous her situation is. Even if she knew Edward, she’s not close enough with him to be at his apartment in ungodly hours. Furthermore, she was so in rush she didn’t even think of telling anyone that she was going to Edward’s house. No one knows she’s here. No one will know if he were to do anything to her.

“E-Edward? What is that you want to tell me?” She mutters trying to not sound nervous even though her trembling lips.

Edward grabs a glass of water and takes a huge gulp. He leans against the sink and lets out deep sigh before turning his head slightly to Y/N. “Can I get you a drink?”

“Um sure.” She except even though in her mind she wants to scream no and run out of the apartment.

Edward grabs a juice bottle from his fridge and starts to prepare a drink for her. He looks like he’s in a rush as his movements are quick and rapid.

“Um you can go take a seat on the-um.” He stops and thinks for a bit. He peers at his apartment with his hands on his hip.

His eyebrows raises a bit as if he had an idea. He walks into the other room. Y/N follows behind. He grabs a green chair at the corner of the room and places it in the middle of the room.

“There, have a seat.” With that he went back to the kitchen.

She did ask he ask her to. She waits there patiently. Her eyes wander over the piles and piles of ledgers stacked up over one another. There’s so many files and books that it spills out of shelves and piles up on the floor. The most concerning things in the room are cages. Rat cages, many of them. Y/N skin crawls at the sight of it even if there isn’t a single mouse in it.

“Here.” Edward hands her a glass of red liquid. She gulps at the sight of it. Something feels odd.

“It’s um cranberry.” He replies swiftly as if he realizes her suspicions.

“Oh okay.” She sips the juice not wanting to be rude.

“So, about what you want to say to me.”

“Oh, yea um, I-I saw a man die today.” Edward said as he sits on the rolling stool across her.

“What?” Y/N jaw drops.

“Yea, fuck.. I… Mr. Stone he-he’s in it too. He killed Mr. Joon too.”

“Wait wait slow down. Why would he do that?”

“He’s working For Falcone. He believes Mr. Joon was cutting money from him. Which is not true, and I think I may have caused his death.”

“Wait how?”

“I..I was the accountant that pointed out the dirty money. Which cause Mr. Stone to look through it and…” Edward’s voice quite down at the end of the sentence which Y/N could probably guess what happened.

He drops his head, with his face covering his palm and groans in frustration. Shortly follows by Edward’s quiet sobs. Y/N’s heart aches at the sight of Edward being in despair. She places her half empty cup on his work desk and directs her attention back to him. She places her hand softly over his back and caresses his back. He looks up to her with his tear soak cheeks. Without an ounce of disgust, Y/n wipes his tears off his cheeks with her thumb and caresses his face tenderly. She looks at him in such forgiving eyes. Something he doesn’t deserve.

“I’m sorry.”

“What?”

“I’m sorry, I’m so sorry.”

Suddenly, Y/N got a sudden hit of daze. Her surroundings start to fade out. Her body and eye lids gradually start to grow heavy. Her body falls limp out of the chair on to the floor. Before she could make the impact, Edward swiftly got out of his rolling stool and caught Y/N in his arms on the floor.

“I’m sorry, I just had to I’m sorry.” He apologizes sound more like cries for forgiveness. He wraps his arms around her tightly, pulling her limp body close to him.

“I just had to.” He murmurs mostly to himself then to her as the last thing she felt was Edward’s hands holding her.

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Warmth. That’s what she remembered. Fire dances across her eyes. The sound of cries and scream echoes through the dark empty house. However, an award hand pats her back.

It feels warm.

Nice

And safe.

She leans into the touch, leaning her head against his small shoulders. Her eyes never leaves the fire dancing in the fireplace of her old house.

“What’s your name?” Her small voice came out.

“Edward. You?”

Edward

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Fuck Fuck fuck. What the fuck Edward? You got one thing good in your life and what have you done?

Edward contemplated what he had done while sitting beside Y/N on the bed in a fetal position. He chews on his nails anxiously as he waits all night for her to wake up. Did I give her too much. No, If I’m correct, she should be waking up soon. God is she dead? Edward often checks on her pulse or her breath when he has that thought. He places her ear on her chest slightly, to hear her heartbeat, it reassures him that she’s here, she safe, and she’s with him.

    He reasons with himself that what he did was right. In fact, he believes he should have done this sooner. The city is corrupted as hell. Isn’t really a place for an angel like her to dwell in. That’s why he needs to keep his angel safe. He hit the realization of how messed up the city is after what went down last night. The thought of losing you in such a manner haunts him. He loves you too much. Too much for him to bear. Too much for his own good. He needs to keep an eye on you. He has too.

 Edward finally snaps out of his abyss of thoughts when he felt the shift of the bed sheets. He turns to see Y/N slowly waking up from her forceful slumber. He didn’t speak a word, just watching her mundane action of waking up intrigues him. How he gets the chance to take a peek in her most vulnerable moment.  

 “Wh-where am i?” She mumbles, struggling to lift her eye lids as the effect of the drugs still hadn’t subside yet. He crawls closer to her from the foot of the bed. His face inches away from her, inspecting any sign of discomfort or nausea from the drugs he gave her.  

“Hey hey it’s alright, you’re safe. You’re with me. It’s alright.” He softly coos at her while running his finger through her soft hair then resting his large palms over her cheek. He rubs his thumb over the apple of her cheeks to comfort her.

“Edward?” Y/N tries to get a grip of her reality, but her brain is too scrambled up to take note of her surrounding or how dire the situation is.

“Yea, it’s me Ed. I’m so sorry Y/N. I’m sure the medication will fade away after a while but for now bear with me angel.” He mutters softly as he lays his head on her chest to hear her heartbeat.

His hand travels to her waist. Holding her tight against him as if she could dissipate in any second. His hard breaths gradually start to calm down by the sound of Y/N’s heartbeat. He closes his eyes as he takes in the little peace he has in his hand.

“You’re safe. You are safe now.” He murmurs against her skin. It sounds more like a force comfort as Y/N even in her delirious mind, she feels furthest thing for feeling safe.

(Ok well thank you for reading and yes, Edward’s apartment layout is confusing as shit. Like look man got a kitchen first thing you enter in the house. Here is the layout of his apartment and trust me, I made this out after watching the scene in Batman where Batman raids the Riddler’s apartment/ hide out. So, it’s source material accurate. Or maybe I’m not sure because I only see glimpses of his apartment, so I don’t think I am 100% correct but hey A for effort, right? Thank you for the supports and enjoying my art. There will be more chapters coming up soon so stay tuned. Other than that, thank you and I hope you enjoyed.)

Chapter 6: Salvatore

[augustjustice]

20 Questions for Writers!

I was tagged by @ataliagold; thank you so much!! 💛🖤

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

45 at present.

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

418,048 words

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Right now I write for Stranger Things, predominantly Steddie. From 2019 to summer of 2022, I was very deep in the Gotham fandom and wrote for that mostly (it's the thing that actually got me back into writing, and really into posting my work for the first time).

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

After School Special (Stranger Things)

Everything is Different the Second Time Around (Gotham)

The Second Hand Unwinds (Gotham)

Sights On Someone Else (Gotham)

Only Fools Rush In (Gotham)

5. Do you respond to comments?

I always do, even if it's just a quick thank you in response to extra kudos. Comments mean the world to me, one of my favorite parts of fandom is getting to interact with the community that way.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Easily The Punchline, which is a Gotham spin on the comic The Killing Joke. If you tackle Batman and Joker's relationship, there's bound to be some angst, and the Gotham backstory really adds an even more bittersweet twist.

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Most of my finished fics have happy endings 😂I'm a fluff girl primarily. Mer-May I Have This Kiss? which I co-wrote with @inkfowl has a very prototypical happily ever after ending, which I'm a sucker for. Honorable mention to my transfem Stevie fic Pretty in Pink, too, since that fic is basically fluff all the way through.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

I've got some weird spam-y comments on occasion (in at least one instance, from a person who did that to many others throughout the fandom), but thankfully no real hate.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

I do! Haven't published much of it, although I'm hoping to complete something for the upcoming Stevie Week. By far my smuttiest fic is (I'm the New Cancer) Never Looked Better, You Can't Stand It which is nearly 20k of Penguin/Riddler suit porn.

10. Do you write crossovers?

I've written some crossovers that exist within the same broader universe, so Gotham fics that draw on other Batman media, or my Smallville/Gotham crossover that also uses certain elements of broader DC comics canon. I'd like to write more, though! I've got an idea for school guidance counselor Steve meeting with teens in other supernatural dramas like Buffy, Supernatural, Teen Wolf, etc. No idea if I'll ever get around to it, but I think it would be fun.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

I have! A few folks have asked to translate my Gotham fics. Always very flattered when people are interested in doing that.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

@inkfowl is my co-writing buddy in the Steddie fandom! We've done a lot of writing/roleplay together, including our long, ongoing Study Buddies series.

14. What's your all-time favorite ship?

My current favorite is, obviously, Steddie. Clex (Clark Kent/Lex Luthor, specifically in Smallville) was baby's first OTP and so will always hold a special place in my heart. And Sterek gets an honorable mention, too, as it had me in a chokehold in the fandom days of old and is one I remain extremely fond of.

15. What's a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you will?

I hope that the muses grant me inspiration at some point so I can go back to Wouldn't Catch You Hung Up on Somebody that You Used to Know which is my Gotham/Smallville fic with Clex, Batjokes, and a sprinkle of Superbat. I'm not in the frame of mind for it right now, but that fic is basically my ideal DC crossover future fic. I'm also holding out hope that I might get back to my sort of Legally Blonde college Steddie AU Better Than That, but that remains to be seen. I'll admit, I wasn't entirely certain where that fic was headed, so I would have to try and plot it out before picking it back up.

16. What are your writing strengths?

I would say I'm good at descriptions, particularly capturing visuals and setting tone/atmosphere. People also often compliment my ability to write banter between characters, which is something I definitely enjoy.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

I'm so not a plot gal; I'm much more interested in just writing slice of life glimpses of characters or deepening character interactions, so I think I'm definitely weaker there. Also, while people have told me I'm good at making characters sound authentically in-character, I can really get in my head about that, which is a struggle at times.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

I'm woefully monolingual, so I would definitely be reluctant to do this unless I knew someone who spoke the language and was willing to help me out.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

If we're talking about the first ever fanfic I wrote in my notebooks as a preteen and never saw the light of day, then Disney Channel and other more obscure kids shows lol. The first fic I published to AO3 was for Teen Wolf.

20. Favorite fic you've written?

Following trend, I'm gonna do top 5.

Only Fools Rush In, even though it remains unfinished, is my Gotham magnum opus, and I would be remiss not to mention it. It picks up right after the series ends (pre-finale flash forward) and continues the story from there. This was really a chance for me to explore a lot of the things left unsaid in the show proper.

Got Your Mother in A Whirl (She's Not Sure If You're A Boy Or A Girl) is the first Stranger Things fic I ever started wayyyyy back after Season 2 aired and was abandoned before evening finishing the first chapter for years until I got into the fandom again after Season 4. I'm very touched by the way people have responded to it and feel proud of how I captured Steve's feelings while discovering their genderfluidity (and in something I started long before I fully realized I was somewhere on the nb spectrum myself!). Plus, I got to write Stevie and Dustin's sibling dynamic, which is always a favorite of mine.

Got You By My Side This is just a sweet post-S4 one shot, but I feel like I really captured exactly what I wanted to about Steve and Eddie's newly forming relationship with it.

this gun's for hire, even if we're just dancing in the dark An alternate universe first meeting between Oswald and Ed in Gotham, and I'm honestly still pleased with the atmosphere and vibes I was able to capture with this one. It's also brimming with a particular brand of belligerent sexual tension that I live for.

you wanna feel how it feels? (let's exchange the experience) My Steddie bodyswap fic! This is a recent one and still very much ongoing/in the early stages. But it's a fic I've wanted to write for ages now, so I'm very excited to have it underway.

I'm no pressure tagging @eriquin @tinytalkingtina @formosusiniquis @lingeringmirth @momotonescreaming

@chierei @inkfowl @arcanemoody @afoxnamedmulder and anyone else who sees this and wants to join!

[made-this-cause-why-not]

DC Comics Characters as Mauraders

So this initially stemmed from my bi yearly harlivy brainrot session where I thought "oh my god, Dorcas and Marlene are so Ivy and Harley." Specifically Dark Knights of Steel Harlivy (I would bury an army for you) (In return you will live here with me/ In return you won't fight in the war. This again? This always) . Want me to explain- gladly. Marlene "dive in head first, my blood runs red and gold, if I go, I will drag you to hell with me" McKinnon, working for The Order and thinking "hey this is kinda sketch, I don't know if we can trust Dumbledore" and Dorcas "every acquaintance is a new connection to better myself, killed by Voldemort personally, I will slither on my stomach if it means I can slice as your Achilles tendon and watch you fall" Meadows being the Anti-Heroes needed to end the Voldemort. They know they must fight in the war, they just need to fight on their own side.

And then I thought- why stop at them. So I present, the Mauraders as DC Comics Characters:

Starting off strong, James and Lily as the Iconic Blue Boy Scout and Pulitzer Prize winning Lois Lane. Do I need to explain? The Kal-el is so James/Mirrorball coded, and if James ever became a supe, Lily Evans would be the first to know.

After this, we have Remus and Sirius as Bruce and Selina Kyle. Remus is so Bruce Wayne- an orphan with a bad experience with animals at a young age. Reserved and quiet but a commanding authority figure that eyes turn to in times of need. Like, Remus is so batman but Brucie- oh that all Remu. Remu is a cassanova that everyone has a crush on, the life of the party that drinks iced tea at Gala's and is always limping or wincing over something. Sirius, well for a second I did switch the two and have Sirius be bruce but no, Sirius is so Selina. Sirius steals diamonds from museums, knowing that he has the money and Remus could buy them if he really wanted because "well where's the fun in that Moony." (Sirius has a huge platonic obsession with Superman and when Remus makes the Justice League he is ELATED. He loves going to HQ and telling embarrassing stories to James. He even let it slip that he calls Remus Moony and now all of the Core Members do it too. He loves hates it.) (Also, Sirius is friends with Marlene in any universe and he loves that it annoys Remus a little bit. When Harley/Marlene finally joins the league, they celebrate by breaking into a new art exhibit)

After this we have Pete as Barry "I could have finished this myself but that wouldn't be as fun" Allen. Pete is kinda just at the meetings as a favor to James and doesn't understand why Batman won't just let him take care of the Joker himself. Peter is nice and always a bit confused as to what is going on. Batman used to scare him, but shortly after learning about Moony, the two started bonding over nerdy shit together.

With the Arrowverse being the origins of my love for D.C (yes, I know it isn't comic accurate, but middleschool me loved it so fuck off), I have to make Mary as Dinah. I don't know much about comic accurate Dinah- a problem I plan on rectifying in the future- but her general "I'm done with this shit" vibe is matches Mary "i'm leaving the wizarding world and not turning back".

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Alice and Frank as Hawkman and Hawkgirl

Evan and Barty as Penguin and Riddler (Gotham's Penguin and Batman 2022's Riddler because yes)

Regulus as Jason "Do I look like Batman? Musty Bitch" Todd

[nihilcyon]

hai hai .. what are ur favorite books and movies ? :3

OUUGHH (in a good way) HIIIIIIIIII OKAY OMG FAVORITE BOOKS ARE OF MICE AND MEN AND THE SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS BOOK SERIES !!!!!! I read that series in second grade and I was obsessed with it, allllll my classmates got annoyed with how much I talked about it PLUS I freaked outtttt when the Netflix show came out !!!!! It’s awesome ^___^

I also am sort of already claiming Ratman’s Notebooks as a favorite because I think I’m a good chunk of the way through it and I adore it and the topic and stuff but HEY, they may throw a curveball at me and make me hate it because of the last page, I dunno!!

Speaking of Ratman’s Notebookssss…. MY FAVORITE MOVIES. WILLARD !!!!!!!!!!! RAHHHHH. I went by the name Willard for over a year because of the movie/s I am absolutely obsessed with them and the character Willard (and May but we’ll get to her later) make me feel so much less alone. I relate to him (and May) more than anyone else, fictional or non-fictional.

WHICH IS WHYYY, when I found out that Adam Lanza liked Willard and the book it’s based off (Ratman’s Notebooks btw) I FLIPPED. Like, in a good way. I sobbed my eyes out for like, an hour straight, those movies mean so much to me. I love them both, but the 2003 version will always have a special place in my heart. Crispin Glover……….. 🫀

NEXT MOVIE. MAYYYYYY. YIPPEE!!!!!!! As I said earlier, she and Willard are so insanely relatable for me, the differences are so small T__T I could go on forever about that, but honestly it would mostly just be me going in loops so I’ll save you that…….

OKAY ALSO THE DARK KNIGHT, JOKER, AND THE BATMAN (2022). I AM A HUGE FAN OF BATMAN MOVIES. MAJOR. BIG TIME. I wear my Riddler jacket whenever I WANT I would wear the mask too but I don’t think my local Walmart would appreciate it…..

OKAY LAST UNIQUE ONE. DR. HORRIBLE’S. SING-ALONG. BLOG. RAHHHHHHHHH. DON’T EVEN TEST ME ON THIS MOVIE (though if you did I would ace it) I WOULD KILL FOR THIS PIECE OF MEDIA. I hyperfixated on mad scientist themes for a year, I watched this movie EVERY DAY. And I’m still 100% sure I could quote and act out the entire thing from beginning to end. I love this movie so, so much, back during my mad scientist era it was a major comfort thing for me. I hated to leave the house without my mad scientist goggles, trench coat (which at the time I thought of as a lab coat ^___^), and my mad scientist gloves. I LOVE MAD SCIENTISTS!!!!!!!!! SO MUCH!!!!!!!! Can’t believe you guys missed that era, sighhhh.

Okay the other two MAIN favs I have are Elephant and Zero Day loooool.

Some other ones that I don’t want to rant about and I haven’t watched them in a while but they bring me to tears every time are: The Lego Movie, Meet the Robinsons, French Kiss, Bartleby, You’ve Got Mail, and El Camino !!!!!!!!

Okay okay last ones these are ones that I LOVE but they don’t make me cry: Be My Cat: A Film For Anne, American Mary, Saw, American Psycho, AND PROBABLY SO MANY OTHER ONES THAT I CAN’T THINK OF AND I’M GOING TO CRY ONCE I REMEMBER THEM.

SORRY THERE IS SO MUCH I CAN’T PICK FAVORITES EVER EVER EVER EVER </3 EVERY time I watch a different movie I’m like, “NO. THIS ONE. THIS ONE IS MY FAVORITE.” 💀💀

Oh yeah and the Beverly Hills Chihuahua movies

[seerofmike]

something im starting this year is a very self-indulgent, "my year in review" thing where i list 7 video games i enjoyed this year + 7 movies from this year that i liked because as time goes on i feel like i'm getting worse and worse at determining what i did and when i did them so this is basically just a place for me to journal the things i enjoyed this year for future reference.

all the movies are 2022 releases but since i'm hardly ever on top of current video game releases. my games list is gonna be all over the place. im mixing them up. feel free to read if you want yippee it's meant for me but since its being posted publicly ill write em all up as little recommendations. going in no particular order other than alphabetical and alternating between a movie and a video game i liked this year. also why 7 of each ? because 7 is my favorite number fuck you

The Batman

-hmmm. thoughts. congratulations to our second gay batman, robert pattinson. ok this is only half a joke. i love the riddler being a twitch streamer terrorist i like when media modernizes older characters it's funny. gotham truly felt like a shithole in this movie. soundtrack fucked. can't fight city halloween was on my spotify 100 wrapped

Inscryption (2021)

-i fucking suck at this game, i still have not beaten the trapper and as i understand theres like 2 whole other parts of the game to go or something??? so no i have not beaten it yet. but i have also sunk an unholy amount of time TRYING to beat it and i didn't get sick of it. it's a very dark but very entertaining card game and it has a free demo. even if you don't like card builder games i think you should try. it has a very unique atmosphere and premise

Bullet Train

-yes i liked the cringe brad pitt action movie. fun fact this was actually specifically tailor-made for me in a factory! it has a large cast of assholes trying to kill each other and it's funny and wacky and i love the directing. that sounds so fucking nerdy to say but i want to be a film director so im gonna say it. the directing of the action sequences especially was really impressive to me because there's only so much space/movement your camera can (believably) achieve when filming in a small, rectangular, ever-moving box like a train and i think mr david leitch did it very well. also tangerine and lemon funniest characters in an action comedy ever

Milk Inside a Bag of Milk Inside a Bag of Milk (2020)

-i kind of don't want to say much about this on the off chance someone reads this and also decides to play a game on this list but. listen. play it. it's like a dollar. it's very short, it's about a girl dealing with mental illness, and that's all i'll say about it.

Glass Onion

-mr benoit blanc u are so fruity. but ohg this was fun. it was fun! and it was especially more fun to rewatch it and see all that i missed and the small moments that they weren't really trying to hide from you. i enjoy the concept of being gaslit by a movie. also janelle monae is always so fun to see act

Paradise Killer (2020)

-honestly, there is so much i hate about this game. the sprites are awkward. the voice acting is bad. the platforming is abysmal. yet it's still here because i think its world is genuinely insane and unique and it knows the exact type of vibe its going for with all these terrible people in a vaporwave reality and it achieves it and also its a murder mystery and i like those. give it a try

Everything, Everywhere, All At Once

-yeah we all know her pussy slaps. there really isn't anything new for me to add. it's funny. it's got good action. michelle yeoh best actress award NOW!!!!!

Pathologic Classic HD (2015)

-yea this one is kinda cheating. i started it last year and got like 2 hours into it and gave up and then did a bunch of other things but i finally figured out how to get my controller hooked up to my laptop this year and i played it. 100%'d it. its proudly displayed on my steam profile.

look at that. awful. horrible terrible plague walking simulator 0/10 am playing again

Nope

-i love jordan peele. i love keke palmer. i love daniel kaluuya. this movie was made FOR MEEEEEEE it was very slow and tense and i know a lot of people complained about the slow pace of it but the build-up made (SPOILER) reveal all the more terrifying. speaking of terrifying, the scene where everyone (SPOILER) is the scariest thing ive seen in years and i think i have claustrophobia now :) also akira homage <3

A Short Hike (2019)

-this one was soso cute and relaxing :) it was very funny and had a cute artstyle and i beat it in like 1 hour. not a very big commitment but its charming enough to want to come back to

Puss In Boots: The Last Wish

-ummm. so. puss in boots??? that shit slapped????????? it had NO reason to be that good. like obviously the animation has been spiderverse'd which SLAPS but the they put their whole puss(y) into this movie and they didn't have to. it's good. all the characters were SO fun, literally all of them. i love the stupid little dog. he is my scrimblo. go check it out if you haven't it is NOT the soulless cash grab i thought it would be

Slime Rancher (2017)

-so like, conceptually, this game is weird as fuck. a first person shooter where you suck up little jellies and feed them and harvest their poop. its insane. its also very relaxing but also very ...management-y, like the way stardew valley is where its technically very relaxing but you are doing SO much to maximize ur profit for the day. i love that shit. look at those things. theyre adorable

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

-ohg. knumckles

SOMA (2015)

-ok so i don't actually get scared that often BUT here is a mike secret. ocean shit SCARES me i do not like anything set under the ocean and the fact that this game takes place underwater freaks me the fuck out. i dropped my 3 hour save file to switch to little baby for bitches mode after 3 hours not because the monsters themselves are scary but because emotionally i cannot handle monsters on top of a deep sea setting. also the story was really good you should play it

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

yeah hi we're doing this again because I had fun last night. yeehaw.

Gotham 4x10

another tasteful depiction of mental illness courtesy of Gotham!

The Batman (2022) was actually ripping off this episode of Gotham when it used Ave Maria

less than four minutes in and we've already got one (1) character who's a.) a scary mentally ill person and b.) a scary Black person and c.) a DEAD Black person all in one. god I hate this show

OH NO NOT RIDDLER BANGS

Pyg claiming that he "terrified the city for months" when he was in like three episodes has me in shambles what the fuck is the timeline of this show

guys I'm really sorry I don't have a lot of funny goofgoof commentary for this one but this is actually just a pretty tight ep for Gotham. like not a single plotline makes me want to put my head in a cement mixer that's pretty big here

Jimbles really just ordered one of his cops to escort a woman all the way to FLORIDA surely you can't make an employee do that with no notice

damn I guess Oswald's a dad now fr

arguably THEE cuntiest thing Oswald has ever said or done I LOVE this for him. and he's not even lying his parents actually did love him. what a FLEX.

oh okay oswald is super duper NOT a father actually. jesus christ in heaven.

oh okay yes he is I guess. the whiplash in this episode is crazy. but either way the kid is leaving so. but god man this little freak just can't stop caring about people no matter how much it gets used against him I'm emo

spoke too soon about there not being any plotlines that make me want to put my head in a cement mixer because THE EVIL HALLUCINATORY REFLECTION RIDDLER IS BACK god damn it ALL

can I not know one day of peace

[imagine--if]

Imagine soft yandere Eddie with a super shy SO with very little relationship experience so she gets really easily flustered by the smothering affection. She isn't used to normal casual hugs and kisses let alone all of this. At first Ed is nervous that he overwhelmed her to an off-putting extent on accident but then he realizes she just doesn't know how to respond. The shyness makes him want to baby talk to her/ gush about how adorable she is even more. She also naturally hides her face when blushing and he's like "awe sweetheart! Please don't hide your face angel! I want to see your beautiful smile and your gorgeous eyes! My sweet precious baby... did you know that you are the light of my life?" At least 3-5 times a day she ends up snuggled up in his lap bc he can't get enough of her and his overprotectiveness is in overdrive. He's shamelessly wrapped around her finger

A/N: I've missed doing longer imagines, expect a lot more of these now 😁 (Also these gifs are amazing - the creator is so talented!! How have I not seen/used the beforeeee)

Pairing: Dano!Riddler x reader (The Batman 2022)

Words: 747

Warnings: Obsessive behaviour 😍

You've always been called soft-spoken, timid, and shy, ever since you were little. In a place like Gotham, it's wise to keep your head down and get on with whatever it is you're doing, and don't attract unwanted attention. In just seconds, you could be pinned to a cold concrete wall, in the late evening or even bright daylight, and passersby will look away and avoid you and the thugs that steal your money from your pocket. That's just how it is, and you've grown used to it. This is Gotham.

When you told Edward that, it practically broke his heart.

It's easy to tell him anything and everything. He soaks it all up, listens and hangs onto every word you say, like they're the most important things he'll ever hear, simply because it's you that's saying them. Edward doesn't impatiently tell you to speak up like others have done, he'll lean in closer, or place you right in his lap, his head on your shoulder, loving every minute of it.

He seems to understand everything you say. He says he thought of himself as invisible, like a ghost of the cruel past, until you looked him straight in the eye last week. You hardly remembered, until Edward started popping up everywhere you went. Now, all of a sudden, you're in his apartment, you know everything, and you're not petrified like you expected. You almost feel calm here, in the home of a man that's been so mistreated, so underestimated, that it's driven him mad. He tells you that you inspire him, too, seeing him for him, and taking the time to. No one else would bother. No one else will, even now, until he makes himself known.

You know Edward Nashton, and it's only been a week. But he knows you too, and for him, it's been a lot more than seven days.

He thought he came off as too strong when you first arrived here, but he's told you that he couldn't help it. You're so beautiful. He had to have you, before some scum got to you first. You've never been loved so intensely in all your life, and with Eddie, it's the most passionate, exciting, comforting thing in the world to you. He tells you it's what keeps him alive, and when you look into those murky green eyes, holding so much earnesty and wonder, you have to believe him.

You whisper to him that you don't hate it. It's just so new. And, to this day, you still don't understand why it's you he chose to become so obsessed and infatuated with. Edward has hundreds of reasons why.

That only encourages him.

You instinctively go to hide your face with your hands, but Ed prises them off gently, collapsing on top of you in a hug that you can't help but return with an amused smile. You're slowly getting used to the smothering affections you're shown every day, so much so that it'd be odd not to feel protective arms wind around your middle every night and morning, or his fluffy brown locks tickle your cheek when he leaves sweet marks on the skin of your neck. He tells you that he's new to this too, but he's so glad he is, because he gets to go through it all for the first time with you.

The followers have heard about an angel, hidden safely away from Gotham's horrors, waiting to come out when the streets have been cleansed and judgements have been given. The Riddler says every word with confidence, while you smile to yourself from the corner, wrapped up in one of his deep green hoodies. There's a suspicious red stain on the fabric, but you ignore it, and let Edward pick you up with surprising ease when the camera's off, hugging you tightly to his chest and telling you how perfect you look in his things. The camera's still got battery left. There's enough time for some pictures, isn't there?

You're still softspoken and shy, even locked away with The Riddler, but it's something you can't change. Edward doesn't want you to change. It's everything else that's wrong. He apologises to you, that his poor little purity had to live in such a cesspool for so long, that it took him so long to save you. And so you bashfully call him your hero and kiss his cheek. He won't let you go now.

You don't want him to.

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Things I realized upon second watch of the batman 2022: [S P O I L E R S]

- Edit: had to add that i somehow thought nirvana's something in the way was non-diegetic music. Then he TURNED IT DOWN, it was diegetic after all, how I missed the biggest emo evidence astounds me

- bats takes 17 secs to pick that last letter bc he's afraid of rats (thought it was only a christopher nolan thing) (yeah I outed myself as a pretty casual movie watcher, tho one gets to dream to be a movie buff)

- he does not actually change clothes in two secs. He just throws on a rlly oversized hoodie and a helmet and calls it a day moto ride

- eyes are bloodshot to all hell after nights and nights of hud contact lenses and kohl in/around them, and no sleep

- jaw twitched when nashton said his real name in arkham

- the beginning holds a parallel for the end bc the victims and those who didn't wish to be criminals feared him the same as the criminals. in the end there is still fear until he actually becomes a protector and not an avenger. That's only when they feel safe

- batman only speaks at length with gordon and selina, while bruce only speaks with alfred. He actually sounds kind of normal too. With others he's submerged in silence, or speaking in a graver voice

- bruce felt completely hurt and invalidated by riddler in that last interrogation scene, but paralyzed bc he thought riddler knew who he was. He was trapped in guilt UNTIL he realizes nashton doesn't know the most hated and most idolized people in his eyes are the same person. This therefore frees bats from that frightened state straight to fury. Because he's triggered. And so he snarls back all the bitterness that nashton directed at bruce (esp when nashton regretted that they couldn't get bruce, when alfred almost died in that incident instead), and was almost maliciously cruel. Trauma ain't pretty fellas. We just witnessed an emotional flashback and THEN a breakdown from nashton. Riddler was at least right in understanding that both are very broken with skewed senses of justice. The difference is bruce learns. Edward does not.

- Bruce was at the lowest point when selina contacts him. He decides to see her only because he seems to be allured to her or to care for her, against his better judgement/bitterness/distrust/jealousy/whatever he feels that makes him lash out at her that scene. Perhaps it was also the guilt of what happened to Alfred that caused him to project. But what dawned on me was that he melts like BUTTER under her touch as she asks him who he is, because he was so lonely, especially without Alfred, and because the legacy of his parents was being questioned and unraveled, which was tearing down his entire sense of meaning and identity. Add in the attraction and touch starvation and mental illness and insomnia, and you see a broken man trying not to break down at a loving touch. Fuck.

- bruce tells her to take care of herself bc shed been trying to convince him she can the entire movie, how did that not sink in

- all the parallels of orphans, from martha, to mitchell's son, to nashton, to selina, to bruce himself. I love how suffering is portrayed in all of them, always valid, always showcasing how something so horrid destroys or hollows people out, and how while privilege makes things easier (for mitchell and the waynes) it never, never erases the trauma. To invalidate that pain simply bc one is white or male or rich is so tone deaf. I love that they handled that while also portraying that the systemic oppression of the poor, the women, and the poc is very real and needs desperately to be fixed, since it only causes retraumatization and less opportunity to heal (look at how maria kyle, annika, and almost selina died, strangled, by the same man. Selina didn't have much chances but to stay in that horrid place, she needed the money.)

- bats and bruce both ask "do you know who I am? [...] I wanna see [insert mafia boss]". These bouncers rlly couldn't put two and two together

- I believe the shock impact of the shotgun hurt him a Lot even tho the armor is bulletproof. I sincerely wondered whether he was wounded the first time, whether the bullets can penetrate slightly or completely upon such pressure

- sunsets and sunrises are showcased when hope seems to be involved. A promise of a new day. A promise right before the darkest hour where fear abounds. Even after the flood, because he's there, helping however he can, we see the sunrise. And when he and selina kissed the first time in the sunset, it was a window of opportunity to end a kind of loneliness for him

- finally, the obvious: i somehow didn't notice the first time, but the way Bruce winces at sunlight like the vamp he is, and cringes a failed smile at the ppl that call for him right outside the funeral the moment he leaves his car. GREAT acting choices rob

[creepling]

> CREEPLING'S 200 FOLLOWER WRITING EVENT !

hey everyone, scout here!! i can't thank you guys enough for 200 followers!! you have all been so kind and i appreciate you all so much. this past week i have had such a blast reading/writing fanfic and i have fallen back in love with it. to say thank you, i decided to make a paul dano character-themed writing event!! i have finally found a niche in the fanfic community and i thought this would be a good way to get the danonation writers together<33

(keep reading for the rules + prompts!!)

> THE RULES !

anyone can participate, however the fic has to be about at least one of paul dano's characters.

you can pick any of pd's characters to write about. just not paul dano himself (sorry not comfortable with fanfic about irl people)

solo and x reader fics only please.

this writing event is for drabbles/one-shots only. there is no max/min word count so write as much or little as you want!!

if your fic includes nsfw or major trigger warnings, please label them clearly for readers.

can be romantic, seggsual or platonic.

PLEASE no nsfw fics for pd's characters who are minors.

i will accept a max of 2 fics for each prompt.

send me an inbox, reply or reblog with the prompt you'd like to do and state which character you'll be writing for.

get creative with the prompts!! none of them will be specifically tagged as fluff, angst or smutty so you are free to write them how you wish.

the event is open from the 19th March 2022 to the 19th April 2022. this deadline is only for applying, you can take as long as you need to write your fic!!

REMEMBER TO @ ME AND USE THE TAG #CREEPLING.200 SO I CAN SHARE IT :^)

reblogs are appreciated, so this can reach as many people as possible<33

> THE PROMPTS !

1. "well . . . i guess it's just you and me now."

brian (fast food nation) - @ohcaptains

2. "impressive. i didn't know you had it in you."

3. "are you listening to yourself? god, you're so full of shit!"

4. "we need to leave, now!"

5. "what do you want from me?"

6. "just shut up and kiss me."

calvin weir-fields - @kitmon

7. "i'm not stupid, i see the way you look at me."

eli sunday x reader - @mypoisonedvine (NSFW)

8. "it's not much, but i hope you like it."

dwayne hoover x reader - @tabletophotdish

9. "if you walk out that door, don't think about coming back."

10. "you're too good for me."

edward nashton/the riddler x reader - @sourgrenadine

11. "god, you're freezing!"

12. "are you . . . crying?"

pre-edward nashton - @amissanocte

13. "i'll help you get through this, ok? we can do this together."

jay (okja) x fem!reader-insert - @goldenrazzmatazz

14. "you should hate me after what i did to you."

15. "if only you could see yourself right now . . ."

[justasimplesinner]

Hello! the Batman film was “😮‍💨🥵” frfr, can I please get some riddler with a chill s/o? He’s like “I kill people and I’m literally a maniac” and they’re like “you speaking my language b 😍😍😍 hubba hubba” I missed your fine ass sm hope you’re doing okay!

oh baby you already know your requests are the first ones up. yeah, im picking favourites, what about it😤

The Batman (2022)!Riddler with a chill s/o hcs:

call me biased, but you two met at THE diner (we all know what i'm talking about). he wasn't quite a regular there, but every now and again he dropped by. their pumpkin pie, although obviously microwaved, was so fucking good, so whenever he decided that he deserved a break (which wasn't that often), he came down there. it was like a little bit more prestigious waffle house, open 24/7, pretty cozy with decent staff, so why would he deny himself the pleasure of actually getting out of his house every now and again?

you came in there because... just because. sometimes, you just get the urge to walk out at 2 am and go somewhere, this was one of those times. being an adult living on their own was great, wasn't it? the ability to just go wherever you want whenever you want really feels like a superpower. it's still Gotham and you still have to glance over your shoulder every step of the way, but some districts were a bit more peaceful than the others. not this one, obviously, what with the Iceberg Lounge just a few blocks away, but at least crime wasn't as rampant (those bouncers really were doing the lord's work out there)

you knew some of the staff because you were a regular. the cook, despite his glaring "40 y/o privledged white man that hates his job and emotions" attitude, wasn't so bad once you got to know him. the two waitresses were wonderful company, too, despite both of them being on the very opposite age sepctrums - there was Margaret, the old, fierce but kind lady, and Lily, the young, a bit reckless but very hard-working redhead. they both always bickered and it was the most fun to listen to their banters, what with Lily acting like the mother and Maggie like the unruly teenage daughter that was going through her rebel phase

you didn't pay him much mind when you first came in. yeah, you did notice him and you did decide his hair must be incredibly fluffy to touch (too bad you couldn't test that theory), but that was that. you sat one seat away from him not to seem like a creep and Maggie already had your order at the ready since the second you walked through the door

it started out simple. the 24/7 Gotham news were on TV, so you and the rest watched it out of the corner of your eye. you commented how you'd gladly hang the Mayor by his balls in front of City Hall and practically heard Lily's eyes rolling in the back of her skull. even the cook, Adam, snorted a little bit under his breath despite his very patriotic approach to the city's government. you didn't see the way Edward's eyes sneakily glanced to the side, right at you, and stay there for a while. longer than socially acceptable. it wasn't the burning, half-hidden stare that made you talk to him though. no, it was the crossword puzzle from the Gotham Gazette and the way his hand hovered over one particular strip of the puzzle. you wouldn't've seen that if not for the fact you leaned more towards him while actively watching the news

'Como' was all you said, watching his throat bob and his head turn towards you, a slight questioning frown on his face and confused noise bubbling in the back of his throat. yeah, in hindsight, you realised your comment didn't make any fucking sense to him so you nodded lightly to the crossword in front of him. 'spanish word for how is 'como', y'know, like 'como estas'? it means what's up'

that's how it all started. he giggled breathlessly, a sound you definitely didn't expect, and mumbled something about never really learning spanish, like he wanted to explain himself and why he struggle to you. you just brushed that off, leaning a little closer to him and - to his immediate surprise - continuing the conversation. it's like you genuinely wanted to talk to him! he didn't trust that one bit but he indulged. after all, how often did he have actual human contact? even at work, he only spoke when the situation required it and kept to the sidelines. not like anyone gave a shit either way. he was invisible and often tried to tell himself he liked it that way, because then no one bothered him and he could have some peace, but having someone see him? like, actually see him, talk to him for no apparent reason, smile at him like they enjoyed it? he couldn't deny how much better that felt and how it helped him forget about his own loneliness for a little while

he didn't know exactly when you switched seats to be closer to him and started doing the crossword with him, or when he started asking questions, trying his best to sound inconspicuous (mf really thought he did a good job at it but you caught on real quick) but desperately wanting to hear more of what you were saying when you watched the tv earlier, gather as much information as he possibly could from casual conversation. and his staring didn't cease, you started to think he was just Like That™ and never brought it up. besides, it wasn't as unsettling to you as it probably should've been

remember when i said he wasn't a regular? well, he became one now. every night he came in at the same time as the first time you two met, silently hoping to see you again. the staff caught on real quick and told you that one time you dropped by. they warned you about him, but all you heard was that he wanted to see you again. so you decided that 2 am strolls might become a more regular thing from now on

he loved and hated how easily you made him get comfortable around you. you just barged into his life, became a distraction, started invading his thoughts at the most inconvenient moments and seemingly didn't realise a thing. it's like you didn't have an ulterior motive at all, like you honest-to-god just wanted to hang out with him

you knew he wasn't 'Just A Guy'. it started becoming glaringly obvious. like he knew way more than he let on, tried to steer the conversation towards specific topics - it felt like he already knew everything you told him about yourself and was just trying to get deeper into it. and his eyes had that wild, frantic undertone to them - sometimes, when you got him going about a certain subject (mostly politics and the unjust government), you could see something slithering just below the surface. something dangerous. no, he wasn't Just A Guy, he was something much more

his views, though often seemingly radical, really made sense to you tho. corruption run deep in Gotham's political world, crime was rampant, hell, you had a god damn vigilante running around (Eddie really fangirled about him, it almost made you jealous). when you two got really deep into a conversation, whenever you agreed with him or said something that impressed him, he got that sparkle in his eye. it's like they were shining up at you. despite your views sometimes differing, you never wanted to push your beliefs onto him and just accepted him as he was

he, on the other hand, sometimes did try to make you see his point. you listened and just nodded your head, all chill. you were always so chill. and it never felt condescending, either. it's like you genuinely liked him as he was and didn't want to change anything about him - a skill he needed to learn. it's not like you weren't already perfect in his eyes, but sometimes he really had trouble understanding that you were your own person and he couldn't just shape you into whatever he wanted. you always unconsciously reminded him of that and honestly, the fact that you stayed true to your own beliefs and yet still accepted his made his emotions swirl in his stomach

every time he saw you, he was on the verge of telling you everything. he so desperately wanted to, because it felt like you'd understand, like you'd see what he saw, like you'd still... like him. accept him. you'd never rat him out, he knew that, but he had to be careful. so fucking careful about everything. he couldn't even invite you to his house like you did him. the first time he actually saw the interior instead of the outside view made him feel on cloud nine. everything in that space was so you and your smell surrounded him from every side, like you were everywhere all at once. fuck, one time you even gave him one of your oversized hoodies (that mf is built like overcooked spaghetti noodle - slight, wobbly, weak almost but fucking long) and he could smell you all the way home. he might've also done some unholy things because of that but oh well... back to the point, he always acted so elusive about his own living space and private life, despite telling you way more than he's ever told anybody, it was glaringly obvious that he was hiding something, even to you, and yet... you never seemed to mind. you really just took him as he was, took one look at this stray puppy and decided 'you're my best friend now'

the first time The Riddler made an appearance on the news, you connected the dots immediately. come on, you were laid back but you weren't stupid. and he came to you almost right after the first attack - it hasn't even been 24 hours. there was something different about him that day, like he was barely keeping himself from vibrating on the spot. his eyes were a bit more frantic, his demeanor a little less timid. he came with the excuse to 'talk about the news, did you hear the news? i'm sure you did, everyone is talking about it-'

and so, talk about the news you did. you could see him sometimes physically biting his tongue not to say too much, although dropping those subtle hints every now and again like he always did. even before that day, it's like he hoped you figured it out. he was scared of it, sure, but he oh, so hoped you'd get it. you decided to play into his little game and drop a little-less-subtle hints that you indeed did. that you knew. hell, you've found his stream. you watched it, along with a handful of other people. this was just the beginning, and you were very well aware. ngl, watching and hearing him giggle to the camera and get excited made you smile uncontrollably at the phone. you really had it bad for this fucking nerd

it was when he was about to leave, half disappointed he couldn't tell you the truth, half satisfied with how you reacted to his Riddler persona, when you were still lounging on your couch, him putting on his shoes, that you finally dropped the act

'you could make me your stream mod, you know? i'd be glad to help out'

he froze. like a deer caught in headlights, he froze on the fucking spot. his body, his breathing, his mind stilled. did you just...? for the first time in a long time, he started to doubt his sanity. he couldn't've heard you right. right?

but then you looked at him. still lounging, small smile still on your lips, eyes knowing. it was confirmation enough, and yet he still asked. you just chuckled, fucking chuckled, acted offended because how stupid did he think you were and when i tell you that he crossed that room at the speed of fucking light and positively smashed his lips to yours-

there was no grace or calculation in his movements, it was raw and so, so fucking real, so vulnerable that you couldn't give a single fuck that your teeth clashed so hard it hurt and he was pressing a little too much, you cupped his face, slowly rubbing your thumbs over his cheeks to soothe him and kissed him right back. the second your lips started languidly, calmly moving against his, the second your head turned a little to get the both of you more comfortable, he whined right into your mouth and that sound shot through you like electricity

he was frantic, wild, desperate while you were all calm and happy to lead him through it. he made up for his inexperience with eagerness and you were there to ground him so he didn't float away (which he felt like he might, if not for your arms slowly circling him, pulling him on top of you). he didn't know if he wanted to kiss or question you more, doing everything all at once, on the verge of a heart attack and sobbing his eyes out. you made his mind a jumbled mess and at the same time were his oasis of peace in that one moment

don't be surprised if he drops the l-bomb right then and there, don't be surprised if he actually means it, and has for a long, long time now

he did make you his moderator, editor too (you pUT LIVE SLUG REACTION IN THE CORNER ONE MORE TIME AND I SWEAR-)

[mysterious-prophetess]

Review: The Batman

So, I FINALLY watched The Batman (2022) starring Robert Pattinson, Zoey Kravitz, Andy Serkis, and others whose names I really don’t remember. I think the guy who was Beetee in Hunger Games was Gordon?

Anyway. First I’ll give my spoiler free review.

Then I’ll go into more spoilery bits.

So. Spoiler Free: It was fine. Not groundbreaking but not trying too hard either like I feared it would. I mean, parts could be EXTRA but it’s a Batman movie; that is to be expected.

No one gave a bad performance, which was great. I was surprised at how much I liked Andy Serkis’s interpretation of Alfred. He should get more roles like that. He’s good at them.

I was also impressed by the Battinson. Keaton’s still my #1 Live Action Bat, but Battinson ranks above Batfleck in my books. I also prefer his Batman voice to Bale and Afleck’s by a MILE.

There are still some issues I have with it but, like I said, it was fine.

I’m about to head to the spoilers now, so don’t click if you don’t want spoiled for a movie’s that’s been out on bluray for a bit.

Final conclusion: Rent or Buy? Since I already bought it, I’d have to say Buy but if Batman’s not a hero you care much for, then just rent this. Now be warned, because not only are spoilers ahead but so are personal opinions. You’re free to disagree, but keep in mind this is what I think.

So, parts in particular I wanted to give this movie credit:

Not flashing back to the murder of Thomas and Martha Wayne. Every other movie that introduces Batman seems to need to show the Wayne murders but this one didn’t and I applaud it for it.

Instead, it kept things in a small window of time and used video as the way of looking into the past instead of flashbacks.

That’s another thing I have to applaud it for: keeping the timeline compressed and consistent. They had a story they wanted to tell and a case they wanted to set up.

Though, here is my biggest gripe: They sort of fused Riddler with Hush. The mask reminded me far more of Hush than it did the Riddler. The reporter murdered by that mob boss had the last name “Elliot.”

Hush’s real identity was Thomas “Tommy” Elliot.

I know Hush and Riddler worked together in the comics, but here they just mushed them into one and it made for an unpleasant combination.The actor did what he could here but overall, I didn’t like this Hushiddler the writers created for this film, period.

They also had the cops make some rookie mistakes at times. With Hushiddler’s base found, shouldn’t the cops have torn up everything looking for evidence? Meaning, shouldn’t the carpet have been rolled up to make sure there wasn’t evidence there or checking for blood stains?

This is a second year Batman, so I’ll excuse him not being as quick on the uptake as he could be.

ALSO: Hushiddler’s targeting of Bruce makes no sense.

Bruce was EIGHT when his dad died. He’d have been in no position to do anything to help the orphans Hushiddler grew up with until he was older and it’s shown he isn’t in a good headspace just yet.

Though, gotta wonder why Alfred didn’t continue doing good works in the name of Thomas Wayne....

I saw the “Falcone is Selina’s dad thing” coming the moment after they interacted.

While Kravitz did well with her performance, there were times I wondered what the writers were thinking with her arc.

Side Tangent: I also HATED the scoring. Did the composer not have access to more than two notes at a time or Ave Maria? It grew annoying to hear that “da-dada-dum-da” very damn fast and hearing Ave Maria in major and minor over and over also began to piss me off. Also, it felt like the “Imperial March” should have started playing over that two note repetition after a while.

And did they have to have the actor sing OFF KEY? Some of us have perfect pitch and that HURTS to hear.

I’m a semi-professional musician, I have opinions on music, ok?

Ok, side tangent over.

There were decisions made with the plotting that did remind me more of the comics than most Batman films—the rampant corruption of the government for example—and something about the plot overall seemed like it could have been an arc from the comics.

The chase scene with Penguin: Extra, so so Extra.

The fact that the Hushiddler had a sorta parasocial relationship with The Batman was an interesting angle but, I still really don’t care much for Hushiddler overall. The moment his neighbor started talking, I was like “...The Joker?”

Then there was a glimpse of a messed up face that looked like it was a perma grin and the laugh clinched it. That actor nailed the laugh.

So, if WB isn’t ashes, will The Batman 2 follow The Dark Knight’s footsteps and have the Joker headline the second movie as the main antagonist?

Well, who knows!

Either way, it was a very solid Batman film and, for the most part, I was able to follow along with the plot and I’ve managed to (somehow) avoid all spoilers for the last five months.

I do not regret buying this film, and also don’t regret not watching it in theaters.

[crowpocrypha]

Basil: I really love the new batman movie, batman is so hot

Me, physically repressing the Batman 2022 rant I've been seething in since I saw the movie: yeah, we think it's okay.

Spoilers for the movie:

Have the Rant anyway:

I genuinely feel bad when I tell people I don't like the film, because it seems so well received. I was so excited for this riddler, I was like "Oh I can't wait for riddler to be a big main antag!"

Then he got the Arkham Knight Scarecrow treatment. (By which I mean functionally he's just a secondary villain who hangs out in the background, but at least in AK scarecrow was, in some way, directly involved with nearly all of the subplots)

I'll avoid the Selina talk.

To be honest, I think it could have made a decent film, if they refined it and made it tell one story instead of what- three sub plots and an overarching narrative that probably only consumes about an hour of the film? Maybe it's the recording situation due to the mandates during production, but the film seems really unedited. It felt like kind of an unrefined narrative.

It's like they took a book, cut most of it, but didn't edit it to melt together seamlessly.

I really really wanted to like the movie, i remember getting out of the theater and feeling really indifferent about the film. I thought, "Maybe I'll digest it a bit, and then maybe I'll like it."

And then I digested it for a few days and realized:

"Wow. Okay. I hated that movie, but why?"

At first I thought it was the Selina Kyle thing, and then, no maybe it's the lack of riddler thing; After that, oh maybe it's the forced theme--

And then I realized: "OH. ITS ALL OF THOSE THINGS."

I desperately wanted to find something good, and I even visited the website before I saw the film, did the riddles and I FELT riddler in those riddles. Cocky, obnoxious, those words DRIPPING in narcissistic superiority. I watched the video, I was ecstatic.

Then, I saw the movie. I walked out, and I didn't like it.

I guess I probably hyped up the movie too much for myself, playing a narrative I actually enjoyed in preperation, indulging in the media that I was expected to induldge in after the film--

Then I got to the film, and it s u c k e d. To me, it sucked.

It felt boring, dry, and negligent to characters I love.

The character I liked the most in the whole movie? Penguin. PENGUIN. He gets maybe 7 minutes of screentime.

He comes off as the closest to penguin to me. I was thrilled to get a sadistic crazy riddler, a real serial killer kind of scary.

Instead, I got an edgier AK riddler without the robot army served to me with the hype of a slasher villain.

I KINDA EXPECTED SLASHER RIDDLER.

(Honestly, I probably would have loved shitty slasher riddler more)

I expected the film to be more like My Bloody Valentine meets Noir Detective.

Anyway, I'm getting off topic, so, rant over! Congrats! I hope I didn't piss you off too much. I'm just disappointed in the film. I have nothing against the cast, writers, or the director, I'm sure they had a really neat vision.

The execution and the marketing just didn't match up.

Honestly, if I'd opted to not avoid the trailers and spoilers or leaks, I probably wouldn't have gone to see the movie.

Thank 5 reading xoxo

[stayinurlaneboi]

Fic Recs

Pics Text Masterlists Gifs Videos Audio CGs

last updated: April 14, 2022

ＤＣ (Part 1) (Part 3) (Part 4)

Damian

wait thats my idiot 

i need a favor (fake dating trope yaas)  

ginderbread houses and alliances 

scarecrow and riddler get wrecked by tiny birdy 

babes been turned into a panther oof

sweet an innocent s/o can break ur arms 

cookies 

absentmindedly doodling 

he knows more about pop culture than his bros expect 

dating dami headcanons 

how to hide a body 

cocoa and skating 

new chapter with you 

marry me 

he gets hit with something that gave him anxiety to the extremes 

all tangled up 

space heater 

he’s forced to bring a date to the carnival but he didn’t expect to have so much fun 

afternoon picnic or the one where he’s never felt so content before  

lazy v-day 

he needed to marry you like yesterday 

“if i die, i’m leaving my dog to you” 

“am i your lockscreen?” ”you werent supposed to see that” 

bruce finds out 

when they first met (batmom) 

i wish you told me that your mom was in town 

cant help falling in love 

secret identity crisis 

worlds deadliest assasin my ass 

holding hands in public 

crown shyness

poly au w/ jon and some wholesome cuddling 

cuddly reader makes his brothers v confused 

readers unhinged my guy 

clingy dami 

romantic partner hc 

reader L O V E S her house plants 

m u t u a l p i n i n g 

pda 

when summer days are flown 

“mine” 

fondness 

I Love You

your tired and dami takes care of you

you cant sleep but dami helps

he has a nightmare and goes to you

you have a nightmare and go to him

robin v vodka

painting in shades

he worries alot

decorating for christmas or  “you had one job-”

“because he’s a bastard green man who eats glass”

he likes your bed more than his

comforting a sad!s/o ver2

“i’m still holding you to that date you promised me”

he liked to play with your hair

soft snow

“and this is my girlfriend y/n”“when did this happen??”

dami and titus

early morning cookies

being separated from him hc of quarentine

poly!damijon mornings are hard

poly!damijon and arnold makes four

late nights writer deactivated

Jason

lonely without you 

i called you my s/o once and now i cant stop 

ice cream 

he got a baby 

he’s tired of the death so he goes home 

fluffy dating hc 

jealousy 

i never loved myself but i love her so much that i forgot what hating myself feels like 

that was badass 

“is that my shirt?” 

dating jay hc 

hes taking too long picking something 

rainy day cuddles 

sunrises in paradise 

“i love you so much it scares me” 

in the dark kisses 

he has a panic attack 

bed head  

im in love with you 

when he realizes hes in love 

i missed the sound of your voice 

a little less mangled 

reader finds out that hes red hood oops 

what you are 

sleepy times 

he owns a restaurant but its just a front 

social media infuencer jay 

october comforts 

“i dont want to explain a thing” 

“if i do this i die, if i dont we all die” 

“hold on you died” “yeah well it didnt stick”

“i missed the sound of your voice”

“who did this to you”

haunted houses

hug hc

haunted house friends

jay with a crush

being his s/o

happy birthday birdie

love languages

Tim

christmas carpooling 

“leaning into the others hand, turning their head and pressing a kiss to the point” 

twister but with pining 

to love quietly or not to love at all 

tim likes answers 

petition to get him a doggo

rock paper scissors

from dusk till dawn

you broke him

retired from being robin

being a ceo 

round 2

undercover mission

pizza

bonfire confessions

cookie monster

kiss

“i know how i feel about you”

cuddles but with pining

sick s/o

sleepy tim has no filter

valentines day apologies

weariness

Dick

neglecting his wellbeing

one last breath or the one where dick tries to rescue the both of u

winter coat

your basically a marshmallow

drunk in love

too young to feel this old

reader has a bad day but dick knows just how to fix that

running late but officer grayson pulls you over

field trip to wayne enterprises are boring

holding dicky 

Bruce

right under their noses

open door policy

 big dumbass energy

“baba please uwu”

code: mom

Misc.

be yourself is bullshit advice

conner + shopping for clothes w/ s/o

dating conner would include

#is bruce wayne batman sm au 1 2 3 4 5

barry allen + doppleganger

bruce wayne + snapchat

dating barry would include..

barry + call me in the morning 1

pining! barry

sleeping w/ barry

barry + he keeps coming over your apartment in the middle of the night, and you can’t say no to him

[princess-of-purple-prose]

[ID: Gifs from The Batman 2022 with Tumblr posts overlaid. They are as follows.

1. Bruce with a tight and uncomfortable expression as he walks into the funeral. / @PandaLandaLopalis: bruce, with all the confidence of batman: i have to go to the funeral because the fiddler might show up there.

bruce, actually at the funeral: oh god oh fuck why did i agree to come here oh my god i hate this so much if one more person looks my way i swea

2. Bruce looking cold as he speaks to Alfred in the hospital room. / @ImposteRogers: alfred pennyworth, waking up In a hospital after falling victim to a bomb planted by the fiddler and seeing the boy he raised at his bedside: :)

bruce wayne, immediately: thanks for lying to me bitch

3.Selina and Bruce looking at each other as Selina prepares to leave at the end of the movie. / @TremendousSandwich: You can't just take two of the hottest people alive, make them the Bat and the Cat, put them on motorcycles and expect me not to be bisexual.

4. Alfred speaking. / @BatmanBestGirl: the most bruce wayne thing that occurred in the batman (2022): alfred absolutely butchering the spanish translation of one of riddler’s cyphers and bruce not even fact checking it once because obviously alfred would never get it wrong its alfred

5. Bruce, hair limp and eyes painted with dark makeup, sitting at his computer. / @FrownyAlfred: *Bruce Wayne three seconds after he sees the bat signal*: dips his entire face into a jar of expired black eyebrow pomade from 2014 and then cries on the way to the crime scene.

(Transcript of small text: The Batman (2022) + text posts part 2. Bonus:”)

The bonus is a tweet by @ItsZaeOk that reads: "I'm so happy for batman stans like y'all kinda won. if only poison ivy stans could know what that's like... *heavy sigh*." End ID]

The Batman (2022) + text posts part 2

Bonus:

[imagine--if]

Soft!Yandere Eddie is the best yandere Eddie! I can imagine him being extremely sad but endlessly patient with his "soulmate" right after he kidnaps them. "They'll realize we are meant to be eventually." He'd do everything he could to make sure they feel safe with him.

A/N: Absolutely, perfect imagine idea 💚 it's not that sad or angsty tho because I can't cope with that 😂 I was a bit full-on with exams today so I haven't quite finished the new To My Hope chapter like I wanted to today, so this is up instead and I'll hopefully release it tomorrow 🥰

Pairing: Dano!Riddler x reader (The Batman 2022)

Warnings: Soft!Yandere Riddler, mentions of kidnapping and possessive/obsessive loving behaviour 😏

Words: 1471

Well. This had gone differently than you'd expected. So there's that.

It was so weird to think that he had been watching you all this time, right when you decided to go to some diner instead of getting something to eat from home. You just couldn't be bothered. It didn't seem to make much of a difference then.

Sure as hell does now.

You had a brief look at him then, double-taking in uncertainty when you caught him watching you with unblinking wide eyes behind his clear-rimmed glasses. He probably wasn't even breathing at that moment, his mouth agape in awe, cheeks flushed. You'd given him a hesitant smile before grabbing your coffee to go and leaving, practically feeling his stare as you left, until you were down the street.

Edward thought that he'd been unbearably patient, waiting for a good week before choosing to take you 'home,' to his apartment. You'd woken up to him staring with a wide, hopeful, almost innocent smile, and sighed, looking up at the ceiling as if demanding it for answers.

Anyone else would have panicked, fought back, done something, anything, to get out of your situation. But he'd made it pretty clear that he just couldn't hurt you, and if you chose to leave, you'd leave… but even then, he wouldn't leave you alone.

His name is Edward Nashton. He 'works' for the KTMJ as a forensics accountant by day, and he's his real self by night. Edward is the Riddler. And it doesn't matter whether he's being the Riddler to the public, his followers, to the corrupt, or just the nobody Edward Nashton, his love for you doesn't change one bit.

Obviously, you couldn't fall completely in love with him as soon as he'd made himself known. There was a lot to wrap your head around. But even though you'd come to terms with the situation and, yes, promised not to tell anyone about him being the Riddler, you didn't reject him. It just took a little time.

He didn't care too much. He told you he had all the time in the world, he'd wait for however long it takes for you to feel the same, just like soulmates are meant to. It did get him upset on numerous occasions when he noticed you hesitating around him, flinching as you watched his outbursts on stream from the background, overwhelmed by the full-on obsessive love that was being thrown your way constantly. But you're getting there.

Edward had seemed shocked when you admitted you expected him to be violent towards you, as kidnappers tend to be. He'd rambled for ages about how anyone could even think about harming a precious angel like you. And that's what boosted the protectiveness.

Of course, you couldn't stay locked up in that apartment all day every day, even if Edward was sure that would keep you the safest. But you just know that at least one of his followers works where you do too, and when the random idiots try to flirt or tease you, it doesn't take you too long to figure out where they've ended up. Because, hey, look, new live stream!

To be honest, he hates it when anyone looks at you for a moment too long. Edward can't do much as… well, Edward, but it doesn't stop the mad, dangerous spark in his eye as he clutches your hand tighter and pulls you closer to him possessively. He's repeated numerous times that he'd kill for you because he just loves you so much, and he knows you'll love him back soon.

Then there are the marks and lovebites on your neck as little reminders of his adoration, to reassure him that you're his, and you haven't actually had the heart to cover them up while you're about. Screw it.

Edward streams quite often at home, concealed by his mask and Riddler gear, and though he won't risk your safety by showing your full face on camera, at least two-thirds of his videos will be him talking about you and interacting with you lovingly while you're offscreen, basking in any sliver of attention he can get from you.

And, yeah, it might be bad, but you can't help smiling when he calls you his goddess while he's rambling and ranting to his viewers. No one's given you so much love and affection as Eddie… and no one's been so obsessed.

You have a room.

And by 'room', it's a shrine of little items you've left around the apartment that he's snatched and treasured in little boxes. From hairbands to keyrings, you name it, he's got any possible trinket he can get his hands on from you. Post-it notes are strung up from the ceiling with little love riddles and crosswords of your name and other ethereal titles, not to mention the hundreds of Polaroids covering the walls. Some of the shots have been when you weren't looking, others with him, some when you decided to get the camera off him and play around with it, taking some of him. Edward prefers it when you're the one in frame, but you're the one who's taken the photos, so up they go. Catch him kissing and licking the pictures when you're out.

Edward's affection is constant and smothering, and extremely obsessive. Even if you're doing something as simple as jotting down a few notes, he'll mesmerise your handwriting while pressed up next to you, his head against your shoulder. If you're eating, he'll watch adoringly, biting back whimpers when you decide to humour him and lick the snack or something. When you're gone, he'll wear one of your hoodies or something - yeah, he fits - just so he can smell and be reminded of you.

His hugs are tight and needy, and he'll take the opportunity to breathe your scent in deeply from your hair and your neck, rocking you as if you're a fragile doll he's been destined to love for eternity.

The first time you hugged him, he cried his eyes out. It didn't take too long to calm him down, and Eddie even spilt some secrets about his life to you while you listened in concern.

Poor thing. He's an orphan.

"It doesn't matter so much anymore," he tells you earnestly, a dopey smile on his face. "I don't need anyone else. I just need you."

Edward's grown to love spoiling you, earning a fair amount of money as a forensics accountant. You've told him he doesn't have to, but it's very sweet. That only encourages him to keep giving you things, and when you kiss him in thanks, he swoons, kissing back with desperate whines, like putty in your fingers.

You've usually wake up every day to him already up, still in bed, lying opposite you and staring, playing with your hair or stroking your cheek lightly enough for it not to wake you up. Eddie can't get enough of cuddling in bed, which makes him want to stay under the covers all day, and only gets up when you manage to prise his hands off you and slip out of the bed, to which he'll quickly follow after you like a lost puppy.

He's written a lot about you in his journals, even begging you to write an entry in too, just so he can trace the letters and kiss the pages when you're gone, rereading them over and over.

And as he hums the tune of Ave Maria under his breath and cradles you to his chest as you watch some random game show, pressing kisses to your forehead every so often, you relax in his embrace, toying with the fingers of his hand in your lap. You hear Eddie's breath catch in his throat at the intimacy of the action, and he brings your hand to his lips, leaving endless pecks on the back of your hand.

"Are you tired, angel?" He asks softly, releasing your hand to brush your hair away from your face attentively, tucking it behind your ear. "Shall I turn this off now?"

"It's okay," you mumble in response, resting your head under his chin, "not yet."

"Okay," he coos, adjusting you in his lap to kiss your cheek and nuzzle against you, "not yet."

Maybe it's wrong, but you can't help liking the obsessive, loving attention you receive every waking minute from Edward, knowing that he'd kill and be killed for you, do anything and give anything to you if you wanted it, only for you, because he loves you more than he can comprehend. He knows you're his soulmate, and every day, being able to coddle you with affection that you don't reject, it's heavenly.

Yeah... it's nice.

Maybe you do love him.

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