#nygmobblepot ask

[ridstler]

idiots gonna get rained on

[notsocasualenjoyer]

some oswald drawings/sketches i made with a charcoal pencil <3

[nahla-art]

Love drawing those two whenever I feel insecure about how I look they helped me alot in my journey

[sigmalaussene]

Hello I am still alive I guess

[dr-wormman]

They're so cute it's sickening

[phemiec]

If karma’s real, hope it’s your turn 💜💚

[aceinthefreakinspace]

Ace, aro and aspec flags but colorpicked from nygmobs because regardless of how you hc them, they fit the color schemes perfectly

[arabriddler]

still can't stop thinking about the time Edward "get your hand out of that corpse" "axe- ax- accidental death" Nygma gagged at the sight of a single injured eye entirely because of whose eye it was...

He is soooo normal

[cowchickenbeefpork]

everyone in Gotham besides Oswald definitely knows Edward is in love with Oswald. they saw that fucker talk about a love riddle when he had a gun pointed at him. they saw him almost die trying to save him from Butch. EVERYONE KNOWS THEY LIVE TOGETHER AND JIM PROBABLY TOLD OTHER COPS ABOUT THE WHOLE ROOMMATES THING EVERYONE IN THAT CITY KNOWS ABOUT HIS FIXATION

[silverbackwolf14]

Please elaborate on the lesbian riddlebird you have imagined for the new Caped Crusader if you are still inclined to

Oh my gosh, hi hello thank you for asking I’m so excited!!!!

(also side note, I love your writing, you are amazing!)

Sapphic Riddlebird below!

So, because we don’t know much about the Universe of the Caped Crusader yet I have made my own assumptions, the first of which being that this takes place somewhere in the 30s-50s. This is important because Sexism™.

We know a bit about Oswalda Cobblepot in that she is our beloved Penguin who seems to run a crime syndicate in Gotham City, but she is also said to be a singer (I swear I read that somewhere in an article) so I imagine she has a very large public image. In my version of this she owns the lounge and performs there. Due to societal opinions, she’s seen as a bit of a disgrace. No one would ever say it to her face, but the facts remain that she is an unwed woman who performs and is getting up there in years and does not bend to societal norms. She’s never been beautiful by modern beauty standards, and she wasted her youth performing (and gaining power in the underworld) instead of finding a husband. Such a shame.

Oswalda doesn’t care about any of this obviously. She’s doing very well for herself, and despite keeping up the image that she is a high society lady, she breaks just about every gender norm in the book and is very proud of this. She's known for taking women under her wing and hiring them at the lounge. There's also rumors of her employees' worthless husbands disappearing, but that's neither here nor there.

--

Edith Nashton is a secretary at Wayne Industries. She has a brilliant mind and a penchant for science. Especially engineering. Engineering was just solving a puzzle. Easy as a riddle, and Edith loved a good riddle. She originally applied to be an engineer at Wayne Industries, but she was laughed out of the office and handed a secretary job. In dire need of money, she took the job. As she worked there, she helped with projects in secret. Fixing notes here, redesigning blueprints there. Never receiving credit of course, she couldn’t let them know a lowly woman was their reason for success. After being berated for giving a suggestion on counterbalance valves for a new machine, she decided she was sick of it all.

She went to the Iceberg lounge to drown her sorrows in booze and a show after having been ‘invited out’ by coworkers. (A group of them were going and she happened to be nearby. She knows it was a pity invite.) It is there that she meets Oswalda, having just finished a set onstage. Oswalda asks about her troubles, as no one should look so unhappy at her lounge.

Edith breaks down and reveals her troubles to Oswalda, who is certainly no stranger to such troubles, but is wise in experience on how to get around such societal problems.

Oswalda takes Edith under her wing, where the two grow closer together, becoming each other’s biggest confidants.

Edith takes on the form of Edward Nygma, after learning that a hat, a suit, and a touch of makeup can be all that’s needed to pass as a man, especially if they’ll never suspect a woman of being able to be as much of an engineering genius as Edith is.

Under the guise of Edward, Edith becomes Wayne Enterprises’ top scientist. However, after the business experiences a record loss, cutbacks are made, and Edith loses all funding.

Furious, Edward marches into the board of directors where they give everyone within earshot a piece of their mind. Edward is fired and promptly loses it. How dare they fire the smartest person in Gotham!

Edith returns to Oswalda, who lends a shoulder to cry on. The two have gotten very close. Perhaps closer than they realize. As Oswalda comforts a very distressed Edith, our lonely and touch starved scientist kisses an eagerly accepting crime boss. Edith, shocked at what she has just done, profusely apologizes, swearing she was just tired, and please don’t tell anyone I promise I’ll leave-

Oswalda shushes her. She has had her fair share of both men and women partners in her time, and Edith’s kiss was hardly unwelcome.

Edith is incredibly nervous; she’s never been in love with a woman before. She’s only ever had two boyfriends, neither of which were worth a damn, but when she’s with Oswalda. . .she finally feels like she belongs and can be herself without fear.

After a period of healing and self-growth, and A LOT of planning, Edith vows revenge against all of Gotham. How DARE they not see her for the genius she is? So, she once again adopts a new name. This time that of the Riddler. A fearsome green jackal who terrorizes the city, executing those who cannot answer their questions. The Riddler is neither man nor woman, but an Enygma. Simply a genius hell bent on the destruction of Wayne Enterprises, and all that stands in their way.

When the Riddler’s tirade is over for the night, Edith Nashton returns to Oswalda, who glows with pride at her partner’s success.

--

There’s bat stuff too but this is the basics. Not sure if I’ll write it as I’m in between two fics right now and a batman creature AU.

[circusdexxter]

I found this Oswald plushie while browsing mercari one day and…

genuinely one of the best things I’ve ever purchased. I mean, come on. he’s absolutely precious!!

[legend-had-it]

i need them to beat eachother into a bloody pulp and both be like collapsed on the floor, reaching out and holding eachothers hand

[slingbats]

kiss meme: riddlebird in #1?

sorry its kind of lazy I realized Very quickly I didn't know how to draw their height difference/clothes in general LOL

[augustjustice]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers! Spread the self-love 💞

Thank you so much for this, buddy! 💕Such a sweet, fun ask.

you wanna feel how it feels (let's exchange the experience)

This is my latest baby the Steddie bodyswap fic, and even though it's far from finished, it's really a situation where I've let myself just indulge in what in my heart of hearts I really wanted to write, which is always a great time.

Living Dead Boy

Also recent, this one got pretty experimental for me, as it's more of a sort of horror second person prose poem from Steve's point of view. I enjoyed getting to explore some of the tropes and meta narrative's here, and was glad it came together as well as it did, as I really wasn't certain I would be able to pull it off at first!

Got You By My Side

This is very quintessential 'Steve takes care of Eddie and also sort of asks him out in the hospital after the bats' fic and is canon to me lol. I always like writing kind of semi-canon adjacent stuff, and I thought I was able to tap into the boys' voices and banter pretty well here.

Got Your Mother in a Whirl (She's Not Sure If You're a Boy or a Girl)

This is the first Stranger Things fic I ever started writing, way back in Season 2! I didn't end up picking it back up until Season 4 started, but I remain pretty proud of how it turned out. No romance in this one beyond implied hints, this fic is very much just a story of Stevie exploring his gender identity as someone who is genderfluid, and then eventually she comes out to Dustin who is able to offer lots of support and brotherly love. This fic began long before I realized I had some complex gender feelingsTM myself, so it holds a special place in my heart. I also really got to emphasize one of my favorite aspects of Stranger Things in it as well--close friendships, particularly the one between Steve and Dustin.

The Rules of Engagement

This fic is from my Nygmobblepot days, and I played around with things I often don't in fic here, like established relationship. I really enjoyed writing these characters as middle aged in a post-canon future, and with this one I felt like I did a nice job of balancing sentimentality and fluff alongside the more vitriolic aspects of these characters' temperaments. Ultimately, I think of this one as a love story about two people choosing to be together and make it work despite their flaws, and there's not much that's more romantic than that it my eyes.

[lemontartyellow]

Ed Season 4 plot line could’ve been better if he canonically had repressed feelings toward Oswald . Send post

[phemiec]

your penguin is everything to me... do you have any specific headcanons abt him / ed

I’ve been obsessed with Gotham lately so my versions are basically them post-series, like when they’re around 50ish, another decade after they’ve been out of prison. and of course I’ve changed their appearances but they’re basically an AU of that.

I kind of love how fucked up their stupid relationship is in canon, so I can’t grantee my versions don’t try to kill each other still occasionally. But they also got married at one point, probably divorced and remarried like seven times actually.

I like the idea that blackgate made Oswald a little more serious and guarded as opposed to when he was younger and just a screaming raw nerve of a man, whereas Arkham just made Ed more unhinged, emotional, integrated with his flamboyant riddler side, so they end up meeting in the middle and sort of falling into a new normal.

Just….soooo much baggage tho, and when their relationship starts they would still much rather stab each other or make out than actually talk about their past like grownups. And then it just gets silly when they're old and tired and painfully domestic cuz they still are like “I’d sell you to Satan for one corn chip” meanwhile they’ve adopted several dogs and just got back from their tenth anniversary cruise. They’re a mess.