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riddler-green · 2 years ago

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I fell in love with your writing omgg:0 so Edward finds out that the person he likes (with whom he is obsessed lmao) is a fan of riddler and even has a crush on him 9v9

Te observo.

Summary: Edward discovers that you are a follower of his alter ego.

A/n: hheeeeeeeey hi! how are you?? after a long pause I'm back! in Mexico it's semana santa holidays! sooo I finally have time to catch up with the requests! besides, yesterday I sprained my ankle but that gives me more time to write and I'll be better soon. (´ ε ` )♡

by the way i hope you like it! and thank you very much for the request! I think I got carried away so I'm sorry if it's not what you expected. (*^.^*)

warning: swearing, obsessive behavior, Fluff!

Words: 3,800

Edward played with one of his feathers, pressing the feather spring to relax from his growing anxiety. He knows that looking at you for a long time is strange but he can't stop doing it. From the first time he saw you, he was completely immobile with wonder, every day he delighted in seeing you. He thought you never knew of his existence, because despite being co-workers and practically working in similar jobs, he was too shy to even speak to you, so he assumed you never even glanced at him. In his mind, he had these innocent little fantasies that someday you would pay attention to him and he would gladly see you without guilt or looking like a freak. But he is a coward, a man who fears what he already knows will happen at some point.

That's why he doesn't try, he doesn't want to face that rejection that already hangs on his forehead, yet he still thinks of you, even in his dreams you appear as a sweet reminder of his memory. He sighs with love for the mere fact that you existed.

"Hey, I need this document by Monday" Zach interrupts his admiration with an authoritative voice, Edward coughs falsely to distract himself from the fact that he was watching you instead of working "yeah, um, of course" he replies to Zach and the man in the blue suit out of his sight without saying goodbye.

Edward contemplates the files in his hands, sheets after sheets of payrolls that in a couple of hours, he would solve all, back in his mind he wonders if you like numbers too, well, it's not like he could ask you, he arranged the files in alphabetical order and before he started working a scream stops him.

"It's official!" a voice Edward doesn't know speaks again, when he turns to see who it is he looks at a human rights employee pasting a sign on the bulletin board "It is officially forbidden to talk about The Riddler and The Batman!" The employee speaks loudly drawing the attention of the other employees, others ignore him but saw the sign, and others stared at him still processing the news.

Edward gasped, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry, did they just ban them from his office? He does not know how to take it, is he considered a danger to the company? His face does not reflect the emotion he keeps inside, Batman and he have taken relevance in the city, as new icons of justice, although the Riddler remains a sensitive issue for many.

"May I know the reason?" he flinched at the sound of your voice, he saw your figure approach the statement already taped to the board and you examined it completely, uh, that surprised Edward, as far as he remembers you were always a model employee, you don't generate problems, your sign in and out sheet is flawless (it's not like he's seen it) your documents are just as good, but seeing you now he worries, why are you angry?

Edward watches as you chat with the human resources employee, apparently not a pleasant chat, as you return to your seat with an angry look on your face. He can't take his eyes off your scowl until you turn up to type something on your computer.

Edward sighs, so many repressed things he has inside his being and unfortunately, it's not something he can get it out, the love he has for you is one of those things he can't undo (he doesn't want to), as for him, it feels like a small stain on his office.

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"Damn KMTJ, don't they know they are doing them a favor?" you whisper to yourself angrily, abruptly typing the last report of the day, there was no need to forbid talking about a certain topic, you stopped typing for a moment.

Remember the first time you saw him, your idol, yes, that's right, your idol. If someone found out that you were part of that select radical group of Riddler's followers they would probably send you on an all-expense paid trip straight to Arkham, but do you care? No, honestly no, the admiration you have for the masked man is something genuine and devoted. In the past you only engaged with him, you only had ears to hear about events happening in the city and you couldn't agree more, his speeches moved you so much that you never missed any of his videos, and you even participated in some clandestine demonstrations with the significant question mark sign.

Until one day he unknowingly broke your heart.

You stared at the monitor screen as you remembered the precise moment when your heart broke in two, those seconds when The Riddler declared in one of his lives, that he fell in love.

You cried that day and the day after that, and the day after that, your life turned into a mess for the simple fact that you Riddler already set your eyes on someone else. In your darkest thoughts, you wanted that person to reject him or disappear from his life, even though you wouldn't stand a chance anyway.

But then came another problem named Edward Nashton.

The first thing you saw in him was his sad eyes covered by the lenses of his glasses, such melancholic eyes that you only wanted to give him affection and love. But then you notice that glow in his person, a shy and helpful glow that at all costs wants to help others, a caring soul that does his job excellently and brilliantly since then Edward flits through your mind as a reassurer of the suffering that the Riddler left you.

But still, you didn't dare to talk to him, when you watched him walk in the door in the mornings you shrank back in cowardice, you didn't want to suffer another brutal rejection from someone else, oh please Edward must already have a bunch of suitors, you crudely think starting to work again to distract yourself from your frustrating love life.

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One day, Edward received a message from his computer specially made for his other job, a homemade laptop with other computer parts, and a private message from his forum as it happened every day.

>> Hi! This, um, Mr.Riddler I admire your mission and your vision of what you want for this city, I know you probably don't know me but I just want to say that I want to be a part of your mission toward a safer Gotham for the future.

Edward's first impression from you is a, mmhm, another message from a random supportive follower, he noticed another message in the inbox.

>> Extraclassified Documents.zip

>> I got this information for you, I don't doubt you are a great hacker to find this information on your own, but um, I just want to help you.

>>I swear, this is official information.

>>From KMTJ.

What?

Edward was puzzled when he read the final message. Maybe it was his imagination playing a joke on him, maybe he was too tired from the hours he hasn't slept but he was sure he read it right.

>>From KMTJ.

Fuck, is that what he thinks it is? He opens the document and it is what the file name says, it's not a virus as he expected, it's case files that have to do with the renovation, signed by Mr. stone, his fucking boss.

Edward turns away from the screen extremely surprised and puts his hands to his head touching his hair, a mole, there's a mole in his company and damn it, he's helping him.

He tries to figure out who it could be from his colleagues, these files are only possessed by the accountants in his section, which is almost a dozen people including you. He thinks of random names and shakes his head, no one in his office has shown empathy for his alter ego, so, it probably must have been another hacker who wants to help him.

He scratches his neck nervously, this puts him on edge because when he looks at the documents his follower gave him he notices the signatures of all his classmates, including his and yours.

Ha, ironically he thinks how nice your signature and his would look on a marriage certificate.

He leans back in the seat re-reading the documents, should he take this as a threat to his identity? No, he protects all his data like gold, this is probably a coincidence. But then an uncomfortable feeling arises in him, you are also included in these files, and your identity could be at risk.

He types heavily on his computer trying to find out the data of the follower who gave him all this, but he found nothing, a fake VPN, fake data, his follower is smart, mmm, not bad.

How did you get this?

His follower responded at that instant.

>> I...

>>I work there.

Holy cow, his head explodes with anxiety, but little by little he becomes proud of the influence his words have on others, he is not as alone as he expected.

>>? who are you?

He didn't think when he wrote that, silly Edward, do you think he will answer you, obviously his follower didn't answer.

Edward started printing the newly discovered files while contemplating the board above him, so many things were put on that board it was hard to concentrate on one, he saw the pictures of the corrupt he killed and the next ones on his list, he sees the pictures of Batman and he also sees your pictures, he put them in his work center to calm down when he had seizures.

Oh, he doubts you'll notice him someday, but dreaming is free.

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Mr. Stone kept a straight face stroking his beard and looking at the leaves in front of him, Zach, Edward, and you waited patiently for him to say his next orders, Edward started sweating from nerves and shyness, as he stood next to you the whole moment he was almost sure he could smell you and god, you smell so good.

"The Riddler has been a kick in the ass for this company" stated Mr.Stone rudely turning his eyes away from the sheets to focus on the three standing behind his large desk "You are the best accountants we have in the section, tell me how the Riddler could have so much information on the renovation?" Mr. Stone asked the air and Edward swore he was already shaking, easily excused but all this overwhelmed him, the hard look of his boss, you being so close to him, he can't stand it.

"Thank you for your confidence sir, but believe me I have no idea how that happened" Zach opines smoothing his blue suit, and Mr.Stone does not respond.

"The Riddler is smart sir" you started to speak and Edward turned around surprised by what you said "I fully understand that you think there is a mole in our company, but most likely the mole has infiltrated our system" you explain formally and Edward gawks at what you say You think The Riddler is smart? That strokes his ego.

Mr. Stone takes a moment to respond, he sighs tiredly leaning back in his chair "Yeah that's the same thing I thought, I just wanted to know what you guys think" Mr.stone started to speak again but Edward had already disconnected from reality by then, you flattered him, well, you flattered the Riddler and that makes his cheeks heat up.

Edward knows he's getting closer and closer to the mole, it's not Zach, he barely knows it's a prime number, however you...

Hahahaha, no.

You came out of your thoughts when you heard Mr. stone say goodbye to the three of you, Zach came out of the office first with phone in hand to call someone as soon as he left, the second to leave was you, with your head held high and making Edward admire you closely, you turned to see him when he closed the door of Mr. stone's office.

"Hey, Edward, right?" you raise your hand in greeting and he quickly accepts "um, yeah, it's me" he clarifies nervously but was glad he didn't look stupid when you spoke to him.

"Do you have any idea who it could be? You know..." you start walking and Edward follows your step listening carefully to what you are going to say "the mole?" you finish your question going down step by step towards the first floor, the glasses man takes his moment to answer "I don't know who it is" he finds it very intriguing as with Mr. Stone you said it was probably someone else in the company but now you ask him this and it only confuses him more.

"Me neither but" you chuckle, maybe lying to your office crush is harder than your boss, you stop looking at Edward, "I think it's a one-time thing" you assure returning to your seat before waving goodbye to him "See ya, Eddie."

He doesn't say anything, but it's impossible not to hear how his heart beats, he was probably having a heart attack or he gets nervous next to you, but hey! You don't think he's a freak.

That's fine with him.

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Edward doubted what he is doing right now, he knows it is wrong, and he knows that anyone could come and catch him looking at the file history in his own office. But really, his curiosity gnaws at him, that feeling that won't let him sleep, there is a follower near him but he doesn't know him nor he follower him, if only he could know, who is helping him?

With the lamp on his phone, he lit up the file history sheet, on that sheet he saw all the company's files, who requests them, what documents were requested, and when they are requested in the pile of file cabinets that are used to store information for generations, he managed to find with a little effort, he saw the last person who entered and left the file room.

It was you.

What?

He almost dropped the phone in shock, he laughed with hesitation, this couldn't happen, you, the mole?

No, this cannot be true.

He read your name again and even saw your signature. You came to that place the same day the information was sent to him. He took a picture of the sheet and quickly started saving evidence that he was there.

It has a lot to think about.

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Edward slammed his door shut, his raincoat barely left him dry as his hair got wet from the rain, he didn't mind the wet feeling on his body, living in Gotham has gotten him used to rainwater not bothering him, he must admit he is in a state of euphoria still, all the way from KMTJ he kept stopping at what he discovered, he kept repeating himself and it didn't tire him, this was better than winning the lottery in his opinion. He could easily shout from the rooftops that he knows he exists and not only that, you also support The Riddler. He had no idea how to continue, yes, you want him, but do you want Edward Nasthon, the other half of him?

It frustrates him, it frustrates him too much when he doesn't know the missing piece of his mental puzzle, in this instance what do you think of him. should he move forward as Edward? should he move forward as The Riddler? He doesn't know what to decide.

He could go on for hours thinking about those little details so he won't end up ruining anything, he took off his blue raincoat and placed it on his chair, he needs to work, someday he will come up with an answer but he needs to get organized.

You are one of his followers, you, the person he admires from afar every day and feels fulfilled when you smile, you understand it too, you are smarter than many think.

He wrote down everything he had in mind on a whiteboard, brainstorming helps him decide on something.

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You yawned as you took a seat in your work cubicle, it was the first hour of the day and you wanted to go home, to re-watch the recent video of the Riddler, but you need to work, those donations you make are not free.

but before you could start working a card appeared in your files, a green card, you grabbed the card and picked it out, and hid it in your lap to read the contents.

I know who you are, I know you helped me, find me and you will know who I am.

My goodness gracious, it's a miracle you didn't feel a heart attack from whatever is going on, there is no doubt this letter is from your Riddler, you hold the urge to scream from the rooftops that he will deem you worthy of his attention, he wants you to meet him!!!!

What has hands, but can't clap?

You read the riddle in the letter, written in the same alphabet he invented, and left messages to his followers with that same code.

On the other hand, Edward spies on you from his cubicle covering his smile with his clasped hands, he didn't know how to tell you that he knew, so he planned to let you know with riddles, his specialty. watch you get up from your seat to look for the object of the riddle.

Let the treasure hunt begin!

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There were many clocks in the office, and you inspect them all, from the receptionist's clock to the desk clock your cubicle neighbor has, until you find a new clue on the second-floor clock, the one outside Mr. Stone's entrance. you looked behind the clock and found a note.

What kind of mail can a mouse send?

You laughed at the response. You grabbed the note and ran back to your desk, went to your work email, and found a new message from an unknown email address.

I am close to you

but I know you don't know the truth

I am among your coworkers

and I know you can solve my clue

you look around for anyone looking at you, but everyone seems absorbed in whatever it is they're working on, you go back to focusing on the message.

What can you catch, but not throw?

this riddle is a little hard for you to figure out, what it has to do with the office, until the light bulb in your head goes on, from afar Edward sees you approaching the cubicle of the coworker who missed today because he has a cold.

you are happy to see another note under your co-worker's keyboard, you take the note and go back to your desk, you thought that this search will be more difficult or more dramatic, but you are having a lot of fun, even though you may be in a state of danger.

last riddle, but I haven't finished

look for me where the cleaning is located, even if it's narrow I keep a lot of things.

You raise an eyebrow - the cleaning room? Is that what he means? Without a doubt the answer, you quietly make your way to the elevator, looking for the cleaning room.

Edward gets up from his seat and heads for the elevator as well, waiting until you've already left to look for you.

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Edward clenched his hands looking at the door of the cleaning room, he was almost a minute daring to come in to see you, but he is still anxious, too nervous to even be surprised, you love the riddler, but will you be disappointed if he were him? would you tell on him and leave him alone? would you be ashamed?

In his mind, he convinces himself that you are not like that, that you will love him as he is.

but he doubts it.

On the other side of the door you are in complete darkness, standing in the middle of brooms and mops, with your nerves on edge you wait patiently for the person who sent you all those riddles, you smile remembering all the adventures you had to do to get here, you look for the light switch but with so much darkness you can't find it.

They open the door and you are instantly startled, you look at the person who opened the door, the light from outside made Edward look like an angel, someone so beautiful that you were fascinated to behold him.

"Edward?" you ask confused but at the same time ecstatic, he gives you a nervous smile entering the small room and turning on the light switch. the room gave a yellowish glow and the light from the bulb is not that strong, but the warmth in the place made you more nervous.

Edward stood at the other end of the room, across from you, as the room is small there is little space that separates you "umm... surprise!" Edward gives an unconvincing laugh, his already hot cheeks coy him, his cowardice starts to work and he doesn't know what to say.

"you are?..." you don't finish your question, you slowly approach the bespectacled man, Edward starts sweating, feeling cornered he looks at the door he came through but you are so close to him that he can see the details of your face "It's you right?" you want to clarify one last time, he nods his head slowly and looking at you appreciatively.

you shout in joy, and in a fit of euphoria, you hug Edward "oh! it's you! it's you!" you repeat and move closer to him with the hug, the brown-haired man receives the hug in disbelief.

"It's me!" he smiles accepting your affection, clinging in your arms to feel your presence and soothe him, but before he can get used to it you pull away from him to look him in the eyes "you did all that?" he didn't know what you meant but he agrees with you anyway "yes, I did".

"Oh, Edward!" you close your eyes hugging yourself again "I'm such a fool!" you exclaim with annoyance.

"Why do you say that?" he asks you surprised, for the first time he is so close to someone he is so comfortable in your arms. you laugh softly hugging him "there is a lot I have to tell you" you murmur to him, this was like winning the lottery, you dreamed of razing the riddler to death and then you started dreaming about Edward, but now you are with both of them, you feel that gratification of life.

"Okay" speaks Edward happily, the two continue to function, it doesn't matter that they are both in the small cleaning room, you forget everything else when you are with Edward, this situation feels so intimate and sweet that you just want to hug Edward.

It was worth the treasure hunt.

Edward closes his eyes to calm down and just focus on your touch, the insecurities that plagued him gone.

Thank you very much for reading! And sorry for the mistakes! *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧.

#the riddler x reader #riddler x reader #dano riddler x reader #edward nashton x reader #paul dano x reader #request largo

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finniestoncrane · 2 years ago

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Hi! Absolutely love your writing and I basically rebinge all your riddler content every now and then.

You've made me fall in love with all of them especially Young Justice! Riddler.

And I was wondering how would the riddlers react to meeting a villain reader during a dangerous situation.

You're like "Oh hey, you're cute." Adding in a compliment, before dashing away and leaving him in the dust without letting him get a word in.

I thought I'd be funny.

If you can't do them all, maybe young justice, dano, and/or Gotham?

Villain!Reader w/Crush

Riddler Headcanons eeeef this is cute!! and thank you so much! yj!eddie has become my babygirl and this prompt suits him so well 💚 request info • prompt list • send me a request • kofi • masterlist minors DNI!! 🔞 cw: flirting/suggestive things

zero year

as much as he pretends he's 'all that'

he actually never gets complimented

because he's a pain in the ass monster of a boy

but maybe someone just as villainous as him

someone who is also a pain in the ass

could see the perfect potential within him

enough to develop maybe a little crush on him?

and now he's forgotten what he was even doing out here

maybe that was the plan all along, damn

gotham

he's no stranger to love in the field

this idiot falls in love quick and fast and with anyone

especially if they're also a bit mischievous (or criminal)

so another villain declaring their love... well...

he's kinda 'been there, done that' so to speak

but it wouldn't put him off!

it's just going to take a little bit more than rushed flirting

if you really want him to be knocked off his feet

arkham

a strange thing to say, and he's not reciprocating at all

he has absolutley no time for that kind of distraction in his life

not unless you're willing to give up on your own criminal plans

and dedicate your time to his villanous endeavours

how are you with robots by the way... just out of curiosity...?

not that it matters! because he's not interested... but...

hey, you never know! it could all work out perfectly

living together in the sewers and building robot armies

you could get married standing on top of batman's corpse!

telltale

this is the only relationship he would consider

it helps that he's had his eye on you

from afar of course, just quietly admiring

because heaven forbid he admit that he feels normal things

but you've broken the seal and now it's a full blown crush

he's already planning your criminal endeavours together

sweet memories to be made, first murder, first heist

so many villainous firsts to experience together

unburied

hang on, wait just a fucking minute, get your ass back here

just because he's little doesn't mean he won't run after you

he's not above chasing a compliment, literally or figuratively

and if you have any more of them you'd like to give out

he's here, ready to bask in your adoration

or if you'd rather take this to a more physical level...

no need to rush though! he's happy to sit here and listen

while you tell him what a cute and precious bean he is

twojar

unphased, you think this doesn't happen all. the. time?

he's banged pam, selina and once got some goodies from harley

plus him and harvey have this weird mutual thing going on

ANYWAY

doesn't matter, because while it's not new to him

he's hardly going to turn down someone's advances

so you can run away, but he'll remember

he never forgets a face, or an ass

and he liked both of yours

dano

yeah, it would be easier for everyone involved

if he just pretended he didn't hear anything you said

and you didn't repeat it, or say anything to him ever again

because you're verging into dangerous territory here

so few kind words have been spoken to him ever

that he's just definitely going to latch on to the first kind soul

who shows him any sign of affection

and before you know it, you're getting little greetings cards

from your secret admirer

and no amount of villainy is going to put him off

btaa

so miss tuesday's task for the foreseeable future is research

find out who you are and what you were doing there

was it a ploy to out-heist him? were you there to distract?

because it worked, annoyingly so

but uh... if miss tuesday also happens to find out your name

and your number... mabye what kind of food you're into

then maybe he could let you distract him again

perhaps over dinner at the nicest restuarant around... if you want

young justice

immense confusion here bless him

some idiotic hero or a mindless member of the public

maybe maybe he could see them developing a crush on him

but another criminal genius? and a very attractive one at that

complimenting him? impossible, it must have been a mistake

which explains why you rushed away from him so quickly

better that way anyway, because he's starting to sweat. a lot.

and he's so flustered he can't even think straight, let alone well

#finnie writes #riddler x reader #riddler x you #riddler headcanon #ridler scenario #gotham riddler #arkham riddler #young justice riddler #dano riddler #zero year riddler #batman unburied riddler #bu riddler #telltale riddler #twojar riddler #riddler #the riddler #btaa riddler

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forthegothicheroine · 2 years ago

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Having suggested Orla as the Riddler (spreading whimsy and confusion wherever she goes with death traps that only make sense to her), here’s my casting of the rest of the Derry Girls as Batman rogues:

Erin: Catwoman. She does often have a good cause and is very politically conscious, but a chance to flirt with a crush or indulge a selfish whim always threatens her greater purpose

Michelle: The Joker. Self-described as badass and edgy, she’s constantly auditioning new boy Harleys, none of whom stick around for a second crime.

Claire: Poison Ivy. She’s theoretically the smartest of the bunch, but that intelligence doesn’t stop her for a moment from doing the same stupid shit as everyone else.

(Poison Ivy: It was Joker did it, all Joker, I’m not going down for what Joker did!

Batman: Well, Ivy, I think it’s safe to say we all just lost a bit of respect for you.)

James: Mr. Freeze. He has a tragic backstory and clever ideas, if only people would stop making fun of his accent and listen!

#derry girls #batman

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stephaniebrownslover · 1 year ago

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What popular social media apps would Batman Rogues use?

(These are just my headcanons so please please don't hate me.)

Joker: He only uses TikTok for 'sigma male' videos where they treat women awful. Also he thinks Roblox is a social media too since he can bully 10 year old kids and make them cry. And he definitely tried that fake free Robux sites.

Harley Quinn: She would definitely has all type of social medias, she even has DeviantArt and Amino, like think about it. And she's an active user too, except Facebook. Let's just say she takes lots of photos with her phone and she loves shitposting.

Poison Ivy: She don't use any of them, she hates all kind of it. But she mostly hates Wattpad, YouTube and Twitter.(I refuse to call it X.) She prefers a phone-avoided life with lack of any kind of social media apps. Harley shows to Pam her own posts anyways.

Catwoman: She has Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube and Snapchat. Dick made her download Snapchat so he can send snaps to her where he kicks some criminal ass. Also she has YouTube premium, she didn't pay it, she downloaded from illegal websites.

Scarecrow: He uses Twitter for current news, TikTok for learning peoples trigger warnings to make them afraid, and he uses Discord and Telegram for illegal links, if we count these two as social media.

Riddler: He only uses Tumblr for asking riddles to random people for fun and Twitter for fighting with dumb people. He also argues A LOT with people on Twitter because of politics. He doesn't use any other apps even though Harley tried to download her phone Snapchat.

Mad Hatter: He uses Amino for roleplaying, Tumblr for being weird and annoying, Facebook for playing Candy Crush with his 'lady friends' and Reddit for asking weird questions. He tried to use TikTok for following news but his account keep getting banned.

(Would you guys want to see other rogues or is this enough?)

#batman #batmanrogues #batman rogues #batman rogues gallery #batman villains #riddler #joker #poison ivy #harley quinn #scarecrow #Catwoman #mad hatter #codotverse #just for riddler reference but anyway #social media #headcanon #batfam #rogues #villain

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sweetlikehoneystingslikeabee · 2 years ago

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For Riddlers, He has a crush on a woman who works in SPA as massager and to spend time with her he just books a massage. And it's so good, he is super relaxed and is almost falling asleep.

"Magic Hands" Riddler Party x F!Reader

This sounds like pre-any kind of relationship so that's where I'm going with it. I don't like a lot of touching but if I'm in the right mood I love someone cracking my back like a glowstick.

TW: Suggestive

Gotham

Because of the Tism, he's very specific on how he likes to be touched. Rather touch-aversive as it were except for a select few people. That's why he thinks it would be okay if his crush touched him... Probably. The worst case scenario, he could always ask for the massage to stop. He's willing to risk it to spend more time with her. Given their respective... career choices, dalliances tend to be few and far between. Especially considering she seems to have no idea he's in love with her, from his perspective.

The truth is, she's very aware but also understandably nervous about him crushing given some of his past history. So when he shows up for a massage, her stomach drops a tad. Is this some way of getting fresh with her? No, he's not like that. It's... probably just being supportive of her business and being a nice friend :)

Hopefully. He seems shy when she tells him he has to take his clothes off and when she comes back in, he's positioned himself perfectly with the towel over his ass as he lays on his stomach. She takes off his glasses for him which is much more intimate than he would have expected. He actually flinches when she touches him at first and she's asking if he's okay. Yet the more she smooths her hands over his back, the more relaxed he seems to get. Slowly, slowly he melts further into the table.

His lanky arms and legs get the treatment with lotions and pressure points and he's in heaven. He doesn't quite fall asleep but he's almost there as she quietly informs him to take his time getting dressed. He's more determined than ever in his feelings for her while she's got a lot of thinking to do.

60s

This is one of his silliest plans yet. His sweet paramour, washing away the pains and aches of the patrons of Gotham. She doesn't quite think of him that way yet! Yet! Yet, Edward is so certain of his charms and intelligence winning over the pretty lady of his eyes. He's had flowers delivered, riddle-filled notes written and sent. But perhaps the real kicker will be her getting to know him a bit better!

What better way than having unrestricted access to her for a whole hour with no one else to bother them? In a perfectly professional way, of course. At least that's what he thinks until she tells him it's an all-nude massage. Just a towel lightly covering him. He gulps a little. Is he prepared for the woman of his dreams seeing him au naturel? He's doing his best to be covered and incredibly respectful in this state because he's not THAT much of a cad.

If she allows him, he's going to talk her ear off the entire time, sighing and praising her as she hits all those sweet spots in his muscles. Let him tell you all about HIM, dear! He's got a fine career as Riddler extraordinaire, yes sometimes he's in prison, but doesn't it excite you? Just a little? What about his clever wit? Why don't you tell him more about you, then?

At some point, he might trail off a little, getting sleepy but still murmuring and talking to her as if she can understand. Suddenly everything feels so nice and he's not even thinking about how he'll crush Batman, the boy blunder and prove himself which is a feat in and of itself.

By the end of it, she's actually gotten a nice picture of him outside the persona. Still obnoxious, but... Actually kind of a sweet man.

Capullo/Zero Year

God, he's so fucking smug about it. When she initially rejected his advances in a way that wasn't an explicit "no", he decided he just needed to leverage her attention a little bit! Pop up when she least expects it. A little seduction here and there- He'll win her over for sure.

He looks like the cat who got the cream when he shows up to his appointment, ready to undress down to his skivvies on a dime. Are you Hecate because he's heard you've got some magi- okay okay, he's getting on the table.

This is going to seriously backfire on him because he's so desperately touch-starved. Her hands on his skin, even through the towel is... intoxicating. He let's out this tiny little moan at one point and they both know he's fucked.

Oh the weight of the world that rests upon those shoulders! If only she knew! If only he could whisk her away to become his companion away from the ignorant, vapid world that doesn't appreciate her! He's almost purring and singing her praises as the appointment goes on. Getting a little drowsy...

She has to give him a light smack on his shoulder to let him know he can't just sleep here. His appointment is over, come on. The only bonus in his favor is that was a lot of power to have over a man like him. Definitely an intoxicating feeling.

"You... should definitely expect a large tip." He winks, "And a regular." The moment she teases him about being a little too into it, however, and he's flushed and trying to get out of there as soon as possible. Too vulnerable! Have to leave NOW!

BTAS

He spent years as a graphic/coding/physical designer for toys and games so you know his shoulders and lower back suck. He probably used to get massages every once in a while when he had a steady gig because it was a "normal" thing to do. Now he finds it almost frivolous... Until he finds out the object of his affections happens to do it. The thought crosses his mind multiple times that maybe he should- no. No, that would be disrespectful.

Echo and Query happen to see his dilemma... and help him out by just making the appointment for him. He can't cancel now! It'd be rude! She'll KNOW- He relents to go and is incredibly flustered for 90% of it. Trying to be cool about it. OH. He didn't realize this was your place. Or your name. Even after you told him.

He's thrilled when he's asked just to go down to his underwear. While he's not self-conscious about his body, the combination of intimacy and being completely naked might end up in a slip-up and if that happens he will die. She can't think of him as some juvenile who pops an erection at the drop of a hat- He's so focused in all of these thoughts that she has to tell him to relax or else the massage is going to do nothing for him.

That of course, makes him beet red in the face and he tries to quiet down his brain for a bit. The relief is instant. She's getting out knots that have been there for years and if she even slightly recommends any self-care packages, he's on it. Spa day this man up. He not only deserves it, but he's got no qualms about seeming not masculine for it.

When he leaves, him and his crush are practically kissing cheeks because the experience has been kind of a delight. If there was a competition for best Riddler to massage... it very well might be BTAS. Will get a manicure with you and also massage you back.

Telltale

At first it was a sort of recon. Testing the waters to see how she would respond to him showing up in her daily monotonous life. If there would be signs of someone else. Someone he actually had to worry about. It felt ridiculous, he thought, to have a crush like this and want to check on them. But if he's going to act on some schoolboy infatuation, he's going to be thorough.

She's... surprised, to say the least. He's not exactly a man that reads liking a lot of physical touch. Yet he's professional and cool about the undressing.

There are multiple times where his back and bones cracking almost echoes off the walls. Holy fuck has this man never heard of self-care? When she lightly jokes that he might need a chiropractor, he almost scowls. If he wanted anything other than her, he would have gotten it. The awkward silence that followed caused him to clear his throat.

She adds an extended hot stone massage free of charge because if anyone needs his muscles worked and relaxed, it's this fucking guy. At first he almost refused, not wanting her to fuss, but... Additional time with her and she seems to be concerned for his well-being. Perhaps this time it would be alright if she fussed. Just a little. To get their relationship on a good start.

Oh, he needed it. He feels like someone gave him a new body afterwards. Maybe there really is something to this. He'll... have to come again. Not for her, he tells her, he just doesn't trust anyone else.

Arkham

Since he can't exactly find a plethora of reasons for his crush to come to him... he decided on a whim to go to her. He actually showered and wore non-grease stained clothing, that should prove in itself how committed he is to this. He didn't want to risk being gross in her place of work, especially not with her touching him. Some scraps of consideration can go a long way.

The outright shock on her face is palpable. Not only is he here... but he wants her services? He smells nice? Is this a trick...? Some complex riddle that ends in her being horrifically mauled by a device of some sort? But no, he undresses and gets on the table and she can see him exposed. Well. Time to get to it.

The fucking knots in this man's back. Something about being hunched over a desk for hours to days at a time really does something to you. He does wonder briefly if some of his irritability can be directly related to chronic pain and not just because everyone else is an idiot. Something to think about as she works her skill over his skin.

Small groans occasionally escape his lips as she goes and she'll ask him if he's okay, if she's going too hard- He'll tell her to go harder. It's alright. It's... more than alright, actually. It's putting him to sleep. Yet her concern is more than just endearing. Even with the slight anxiety she might feel around him, knowing she cares is...

This was one of his best plans yet.

2022

This was a terrible idea. Oh no, this was a terrible, awful idea. He'd made the appointment after one of his runs as the Riddler. In his mask he felt confident and able to take on anything. Just make an online appointment at his crushes work. He can feel a sense of power in the dynamic and get to spend time with her. But as the appointment approaches...

He gets so nervous coming in, he knocks his body hard into the massage table and almost eats shit. Not to mention the horrible flustered stuttering when he was told he needed to get down to his underwear. and his glasses off!

For the first half of the appointment, he's terrified of getting a boner. Her hands are so warm and so soft and he's thinking about how nice they'd feel other places and- no! Focus... Focus... Oh this actually feels... kind of nice...

His anxiety plus generalized exhaustion from not sleeping wins out in the end. His crush might get a rather endearing moment when they hear his tiny little snore against the pillow. A little drool in the corner of his mouth. She has a chunk of time between appointments.

It won't hurt to let him sleep for ten minutes. Seems like he needs it, poor guy.

#gotham riddler #60s riddler #zero year riddler #btas riddler #telltale riddler #arkham riddler #2022 riddler #foxwriting #ok but who wants a massage from a riddler because ME

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made-this-cause-why-not · 1 year ago

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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

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pupuyvs · 7 months ago

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AND ONTO THE LAST CHARACTER ZUHA

idk really know why but i gotta talk about my bae about this

zuha has always been jihyes gf, excuse me yunjin but i love my zuhye

we really see on the chemistry of the two like its so clear

I HAVE A THOUGHT ON LIKE THEY LIKED EACH OTHER BEFORE BUT DIDNT CONTINUE IT CAUSE THEY WERE YOUNG SO THEY LIKE AGREED ON BEING GFS PLATONICALLY LATER ON (in which worked btw)

i really see them being soulmates and then jihye and yujin being twin flames

another thought when i think about zuha, is that shes protective and like, selfish in a way

i would see her glaring at chaewon, ready to fight chaewon for breaking her meow meow, railing yena with a train for bullying her meow meow LIKE I REALLY SEE IT IDK WHY BUT HER CHARACTER IN THIS SMAU IS SO RAAAAHHH

zuhas definetly the friend that you could describe as the song loveable by idk man i forgot but then if you mess up with her friends you see her going all batman riddler ahh shit to whoever messed her friend up

zuhas character here is really so much more than being jihyes gf, i think later on she would contribute more to jihye rebuilding herself and to jihyes and chaewons rs even if she didnt want to, why though? BECAUSE ITS HER GF MEOW MEOW JIHYE

zuha was not the character i was expecting 😭😭

i like these thoughts but zuha and jihye never had crushes on each other them being “gfs” is more so a joke than anything

jihye is very close to everyone in the group they are like family its one of those things where the parents consider them their kids too

zuha is protective over her friends but all of em are i would say the most protective is jimin

zuha is more a peacekeeper and if anything a bit too supportive if jihye were to wake up and say she wants chaewon back she’d tell her to go for it!

#🧸speaks

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theshadowrealmitself · 2 years ago

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Current thoughts: Scarecrow henchman who is super into scaring people and analyzing them and chemical stuff way more than Scarecrow himself and spends so many missions abandoning whatever they were supposed to be actually doing to go harass other henchmen

Anyways they have a huge crush on Henchman 11 (riddler henchman oc) and always say stuff like “only I’m allowed to traumatize them” and thinks of their relationship as enemies with unresolved romantic/sexual tension who’d do anything to “take the other person out” in both senses, but because of their crush they’re actually super sweet to Henchman 11 and at most they just tease H11 about their fear of needles, absolutely no one thinks of those two as enemies

Henchman 11 is someone in their early 20’s who can’t fight for shit and has no where near the level of intelligence that the Riddler has (they’re a lil bit smart but they’re definitely not a genius, more average with great pattern recognition and great at bullshitting), they’ve only survived as a henchman so far because hardly anyone notices they’re there, their main job is usually breaking into abandoned warehouses beforehand to make sure there’s tv’s and computers set up so that the Riddler can taunt Batman through them

Their job wouldn’t be so tough at all if it wasn’t for that really terrifying Scarecrow henchman who seems like they want to help? But then says stuff like “I wanna hear you scream” while taunting them with needles. it just makes their job harder.

#one day I’m gonna do little ‘introducing my ocs’ posts #but it’s so tough to come up with names #and have the energy to draw #but especially the fycking names #henchman 11 is the only one I have picked out because it’s a joke on ‘Elle Vaughn’#a fake name they go by #anyways they bounced around a lot of villains before settling in as one of the Riddler’s #just complains about other people bullying them cause they can’t fight and the Riddler picked them up by the back of their neck #and was like this one is mine now hell yeah bullies suck #Batman #the riddler #scarecrow #those two are more just mentioned since this is a post about my ocs #I love these two specific ones but I’m so bad at coming up with names 😭#calling the other one ‘Nightmare’ is just stupid right?#I feel like that might have already been used anyways I gotta check at some point #I think I mentioned henchman 11 before #I always change around their story a bit but they always end up a riddler henchman #batman ocs

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batmanisagatewaydrug · 2 years ago

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it's been over a month, but tonight I make my triumphant return

it's gotham time 😎

if, like me, you have absolutely forgotten what the fuck is going on, catch up on the most recent liveblogs here. and then fuckle the buck up for Gotham 4x13

oh okay Ivy 3 rules actually. Uma Thurman Ivy's personality run through a goth filter. iconic.

oh my god is this a Lucius episode 👀

oooooh my god I spent so long worrying about them aging Ivy's body up to let grown men skeeve on her and I never once considered the horrors of an adult actress sexually menacing sweet baby David Mazouz. I need to go I hate it here

remember how literally like TWO episodes ago I said it was a shame they aged her up because having Ivy play teenage femme fatale on Bruce during his partyboy phase would be dumb and fun why is it THIS

WHO is supplying Oswald and Jerome with all this eye shadow in Arkham

okay so they do still have Ra's' actor on tap... that bitch is coming is back for sure...

Barbara and Sofia should fuck. just to make Jim sad.

"Makenzie you think every woman Jim hooks up with should fuck Barbara" yes I want Jim's life to be awful what about it. plus Barbara definitely has enough strap for all of them.

it must be said that the way Jerome is bullying Oswald doesn't NOT feel homophobic

wow it's a shame that nothing good ever happens to Lucius and he's never been happy because Chris Chalk's smile is BEAUTIFUL

this is so funny Ivy I LOVE you. literally hypnotized an entire building full of cops into trying to kill Him for her ICONIC

genuinely intoxicating how the writers cannot figure out how to write Oswald and Ed NOT completely obsessed with and revolving around each other... who is doing toxic homoeroticism like them... I had crushes on my best friends who bullied me in middle school that were healthier than this

I don't say this lightly but whoever was writing the Arkham segments of this episode was genuinely going through something

Batman being the nightmare of a dying and hallucinating teenage Bruce really works for me honestly

g o d baby Bruce staring into his own soul, seeing who he really is, and declaring that he's "not lucky" for knowing is. hang on I'm getting so emo about Bruce and the fucking. inevitability of tragedy in his life the way Batman is something he can never avoid the way the pain haunts him no matter what he does.

... Sofia and Lee should also have sex because that would make Jim AND the Riddler sad

#gotham time

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tawneybel · 2 years ago

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2022 Movie Ranking

Note: 2021 Movie Ranking. As usual, this list is HIGHLY SUBJECTIVE. Still want to catch Skinamarink, Barbarian, Wakanda Forever, The House, and Pinocchio.

Nope: Like Get Out and Us, this was incredibly disturbing but so good. Not sure if I ever want to watch Nope again because characters being eaten alive—eaten alive whole—terrifies me. Anyway, Peele's phenomenal at social commentary. Here, animal exploitation.

Wendell & Wild: So many elements I love! Settings are a funfair-themed afterlife and boarding school. Faustian deals! Diverse character designs. Anti-prison privatization, pro-rehabilation. So the edgy-on-purpose Kat is actually punk. Henry Selick and Jordan Peele plus Key are the dream team!

Turning Red: I am so, so thankful for Shi and co. It's a cute movie all around, but normalizing periods made me adore it. My family was and is always honest about puberty, but many others' aren't. (And no one told me about PCOS.) TR is groundbreaking.

Scream: "No one has made a great Stab movie since the first one." My fave self-aware slasher franchise. And this one tackles one of my biggest pet peeves: fandom entitlement. Also, Kyle Gallner playing a sleazebag for once. 💚

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Men: Verdant folk horror about various flavors of misogyny. If I was still in school, I'd write a paper on it.

The Batman: THIS is how you do dark Batman. My favorite version of the Riddler since Batman Forever. (Sorry, Cory Michael Smith.) Riddler acts like he's helping the downtrodden, but the mentally ill are a marginalized group, too. Arthur Fleck knows that. I like how Joker and this are morally complex and the villains have in-film fanbases. Also, Edward ironically crushing on Batman, while despising Bruce. Aw.

The Munsters: The best Rob Zombie flick. I used to say he should stick to music. Now I think he should stick to music and PG-rated romanctic comedy. It's clear Zombie is an aficionado of Universal and other monster movies. It basically is exactly what it set out to be.

Halloween Ends: Anyone who says this "ruined" the franchise hasn't watched all the movies. Giving Michael a fanboy/protégée was a cool idea to explore. And interesting use of irony with the whole falling and dropping.

Smile: If you're into the predetermined death-curse genre, give it a watch.

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Bodies/Bodies/Bodies: Movie that makes fun of classist vapidity... Gen Z style. The characters are petty and self-absorbed. Their allyship is performative and it will give viewers secondhand embarrassment. On purpose.

Death on the Nile: An adaptation of the secondest Christie book I read. (First being The Pale Horse.) While it wasn't really my thing, I totally thought Misses Van Schuyler and Bowers were sapphic in the novel, so it was nice to see that confirmed here.

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story: Nothing against Weird Al. Just not my type of humor.

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maniacwatchestheworld · 2 years ago

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hey I really really don't want to ruin your fun and am not sending this to you to be mean or patronizing but with the way things stand it is extremely unlikely that DC would make Bruce canonically queer any time soon, and strongly hoping they will is just setting up for disappointment. yes there has been that tease with Ghostmaker last year and Bruce's interactions with other male characters tend to read vaguely homoerotic, especially with characters like Clark or Harvey, but Bruce is still their flagship character and as long as making him canonically interested in men might mean losing a large part of their reader demographic (straight male comic nerds) they won't risk that. Making TwoFace bi however is a much more likely scenario since he's a villain or side character! If they made him bi it would most likely only be vaguely implied rather than outright stated (like they did it with the Riddler in last year's Valentines anthology) but it is a possibility, so if there is any official plan of validating BruHarvey as a ship then the best most likely bet is hoping for a one sided confirmation of Harvey's crush

So the thing is... I agree with you! I have doubts that DC would want to make their best seller canonically queer. I don't have my hopes up, and I'm entirely ready to be disappointed that this isn't going to happen... But the thing is... It's weird isn't it...?

Why is Harvey in so many pieces of Batman media right now? He's in their best selling comic AND he's in the comic that the freaking company is named after AND he has a TV show starring him AND he is in a film that they JUST released AND he's popping up here and there in other things too (the podcast, the comic based off of the Animated Series). And so I can't just help but to wonder. Why. Because like, I can chalk a lot up to coincidence. But it's enough at this point where it feels like this is either deliberate, or someone at DC fucked up. Because for people who don't like Two-Face or that like other characters wouldn't all of this Two-Face at once in all the big pieces of Batman media that's coming out right now feel alienating...? Why bunch all of these appearances all at once instead of releasing them spaced out from one another? I don't think that this year is like a significant anniversary year for him. Is it purely because of Gotham Knights? I doubt it. It's a TV show based off of a video game, more or less, and it's not like Gotham Knights: Gilded City is doing crazy well right now either. And the game received lukewarm reception as well. No one gave me an answer on my other post from before of asking if other rogues periodically get a sudden wave of love like this, so I can't say these things for certain, but I doubt that all of this was done for Gotham Knights. Like did the Riddler get this much love when the The Batman movie came out?

And just... The more I think about it, the more it feels deliberate. But why would they be doing this? Are they pushing him to be a character with his own solo series? I'm sorry, but as much as I love him, I don't think that Two-Face is that popular. And what can you do with him if he did star in his own series? I think that he would be used best for a courtroom procedural, (but he doesn't have his law license anymore,) or... A noir mystery series... You know... Like some kind of... Detective Comic...? But I have so many doubts that he'd replace Bruce or that they'd want to create a series to compete with the book that the company is literally named after. And if he was popular enough to warrant having his own solo series, you would think that Task Force Z would have gone on for longer. Are they trying to use Harvey as their answer to Moon Knight? Possibly. But the dates don't line up super well for that. (Moon Knight came out in March of 2022, and they had already ordered a pilot for Gotham Knights in February of 2022.) So just... Why would they deliberately push him so much? I'm not really certain.

And honestly when it comes to comic books... I think that they have a LOT more to gain from LGBT rep than to lose from it! Look at Harley Quinn and Ivy! There are SO many queer characters in DC right now! Specifically in the Batman sphere too! Speaking for myself, I would not have gotten into Batman comics like I have if it wasn't for the Harley Quinn Show and their queer rep. I had 0 interest in the Harley Quinn Show until they had Harley and Ivy start dating in it. And straight-up, if it wasn't for Harley and Ivy dating, I would not have watched the show. I started hyperfixating on Two-Face because I decided to give the Harley Quinn Show a shot. I've sucked my sister into the Batman hole with me, and I guarantee you that if Bruce and Harvey started dating, I could convince pretty much all of my friends to start reading Batman comics. I think that they have FAR more to gain than to lose by appealing to the LGBT community. Watching the Harley Quinn Show, it felt like the show was uncertain that it was going to get revived at the end of the second season, so they did their best to wrap things up and get Harley and Ivy together so that they could at least say that they did it. And now look at the show. They had no question of if the show would come back at the end of season 3! They got a Valentine's Day special! It has its own comic book series now! Them leaning into the queerness of the characters has only benefited the show! And I think that the same can apply to the comics. Just look at the Transformers comics. The Transformers franchise for forever has appealed to a solely straight, white, male fanbase. But by adding queer content into the comics, I think that it not only didn't hurt the comic, but rather contributed to its popularity and ensured its longevity. I think the same could apply to Batman. Also isn't Constantine bi? Doesn't stop him from being popular! And Deadpool is pan and he became a pop culture icon!

Given how pretty much everyone in the Harley Quinn Show is confirmed as some flavor of LGBT, it's kinda weird that Bruce HASN'T been confirmed as queer in that show yet! Harley is bi! Ivy is bi! Clayface is sex and gender fluid! Bane is bi! Riddler is gay! Clock King is gay! Catwoman is bi! If anything, Bruce feels like the odd one out for not being confirmed as bi! And... Isn't it kinda weird that they haven't confirmed Two-Face as bi in that series...? It's such an easy and obvious thing to do with him. Like, OF COURSE he'd be bi! He's bi everything! If any piece of media would just be like, "Yeah, Two-Face is bi. OBVIOUSLY! Duh!" It would be the Harley Quinn show. But they haven't done it yet and I don't know why. But it would make sense if they didn't mention it on sheer virtue of them wanting to actually address it later. It's WEIRD to me that Harvey hasn't been confirmed as bi yet because it's not a big deal for Batman characters to be queer anymore. Tim Drake is bi. Why haven't they just gone through with it yet and mention somewhere that Harvey likes men too? Why not just say the obvious thing out loud already? Are they worried about what people would think of Two-Face? Are they worried that people might look at the only other man that he's ever been close to and start asking questions? Why would DC care if they started asking questions about that?

One or two of these things in isolation absolutely can be a coincidence. But all of these things together are painting a picture... Especially when you start considering the content of these stories. So that and the interview and I can't help but to speculate. I am not going to get my hopes up. I do not expect for Bruce and Harvey to be getting together. But it sure as hell would be the RIGHT thing to do right now! It opens up so many story possibilities! It is the morally correct thing to do given the political landscape right now. And I guarantee you that they would get a lot of new readers by being daring and doing this with their flagship character. I think that the benefits outweigh the losses. I don't expect that it will happen. But DAMN they are giving me a LOT of fuel for my conspiracy theory brain! I didn't mean for this post to get this long but just... I think that it's the right move. And I keep finding evidence that it's a good move, and the evidence just doesn't stop coming. This is a thing that keeps tugging me deeper and deeper into believing the more time I spend in this fandom. I don't want to get my hopes up. I don't want to believe it. But when the only response to all of this is just, "They would never do that with Batman. It would alienate the straight, white, male fanbase!" Just... It might have been a strong argument at one point... But the strength of that augment just gets weaker and weaker and weaker the more I look at and think about things. Honestly, it might even be good for the incels that fixate too much on Batman if their hero turned out to be interested in men. Might finally get to them that us gays are just better.

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