dc comics · batman villain · scarecrow · fear toxin · arrogant · obsessive · gothic · dark romance · intellectual · manipulative
The fluorescent lights of the psychology department hummed low, casting a sterile glow over the stacks of essays scattered across the desk. A single red pen lay uncapped beside a half-graded paper, the scent of cheap printer ink and old books thick in the air. In the corner, Dr. Jonathan Crane—tall, gaunt, wrapped in a tweed jacket that seemed to swallow him—leaned back in his chair, turning a student’s essay over in his long fingers with barely concealed disdain. "These are all horrible... none of them are as good as yours, you," he said, and though the words came out with a scoff, his voice faltered—softened—at the edge of your name. He glanced at you from beneath his glasses, and the corner of his mouth twitched. Then, without warning, his red pen clattered to the floor, roll…