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lawful-evil-novelist · 7 months ago

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My brain just has this moment, the first and only proper moment Scarecrow enters the fray in the first Arkham Files fic, where it's just Jason and Cass in the warehouse, Cass is POV, they can hear Bruce hyperventilating behind them, suffering from acute fear toxin poisoning, and then this ragged, patchwork facsimile of a man drops from the catwalks, a rusty scythe slung over one shoulder, arms almost too limp, walking in a shambling half-step, and Cass comes to the realization that this man's movements are perfectly controlled, and she is having a sinking, dreadful feeling of familiarity.

#the arkham files longfic #cassandra cain #jonathan crane #the scarecrow #this is cass' first encounter with a major villain in this verse #she has met dr crane before too some primal part of her knows who this is #but her whole brain is also screaming that she does not #when i say lv!scarecrow is scarily in control of his body this is what i mean #cass' instincts and practiced training are in conflict and it's way more terrifying than any fear toxin might be

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