Dr. Crane's straw hat

This is a simple one tbh, he squats!!!

Okok he does have bases, although he tends only have one at a time because of how tedious it is to move all his toxins (both liquid and gas) to other locations when on the run.

I'm finally done with procrastinating!!! Sorry for disappearing for like a year ig....

Background info for my AU:

Currently, both Scarecrow and Mad Hatter are part of a trio called The Dork Squad. Which consists of them and Riddler! The main reason they teamed up is because all three of them were in this sort of limbo when it came to the Gotham underground.

Edward was working with Oswald Cobblepot as his right-hand at the time, which meant he was more in the mob side of Gotham and had to interact with Batman's Rogues gallery much more than before his solo gigs.

Jervis was in an informal "Do Not Interact" list for those who worked under the Penguin after he used his cards to mind-control both TwoFace and Victor Zsasz, so he had a lot of free time to do whatever he wanted.

Jonathan was on the same list, except he was supposed to be a more permanent enemy for anyone who wanted to work with Cobblepot- which was a lot of rogues at the time. As you might have guessed- this caused them to start teaming up together!

Now, for the little headcanons about their relationship:

• Jervis considers Mr. Crane as someone closer than an acquaintance, like someone who he can ramble on to about senseless observations without the fear of being judged.

• His lanky friend has many nicknames- so here's some of the examples: Pale Hare, Strawman, Scare, Cranes, Crow King.

• While Jonathan sees all relationships as a transactional use, he can't deny that Jervis has been a very valuable ally in all his years as a villain

• The shortstack jokes,,,, it's all he can yap about..

• Both can be physically affectionate actually, they cuddle whenever one of them is very burned out and/or injured.

I had to think about this one for a hot minute, mostly because Crane's birds don't stick around for festivities (aka attacking) for long enough to form relationships with people he doesn't work with on daily basis.

So we are starting the list from those Rogue who have interacted/teamed up with Jon long enough to know the birds by name, to the ones who maybe know that there's different crows in the pile.

• Hugo Strange! - In my little headcanon, both Strange and Crane worked together back in Arkham! So he had plenty of time to spare with sweet Ichabod, he always gave her treats and was trusted by Jon enough to let him take her out of the cage when he wasn't available!

But in my time-line, Scarecrow became a villain before Hugo- so their relationship soured enough to where Ichabod was no longer allowed to see the doctor, as it would be pretty awkward petting of a fugitive's bird while he just stands there like 🧍

• Riddler! (Edward Nygma) - I think his favorite would probably be Croward and/or Ichabod, the latter being primarily because she was the first pet that he saw in Arkham.

He probably is also affectionate to Scopophobia, at first he thought that she wasn't blind because she kept trying to make eye contact with him, only to later on throw a crumb in the bird's direction only to see her not know that said item was under her.

• Mad Hatter! (Jervis Tetch) - He has a huge soft spot for Cornchip, mostly because the young crow is easy to trust, and because he can put silly outfits on him

• Harley Quinn! (Harleen Quinzel) - She loves all of them equally, but Nightmare seems to like spending time with the jester! He loves picking at her hair, it's like cotton candy to him.

• Catwoman! (Selina Kyle) - She loves to joke about biting a bird, but she's surprisingly gentle with Croward whenever the sheepish bird allows herself to be held.

• Poison Ivy! (Pamela Isley) - Claustrophobia seems to hang around Ivy a lot, it's probably because she likes to pamper the big bird with sticks to play with! Clausto has an entire nest made by the sweet plant lady, and he loves it <3

• Penguin! (Oswald Cobblepot) - He loves all of them, but his favorite to ask about is Scopophobia! He always nags Crane about what is her diet like, is she preening well, etc.

Little headcanons for our favorite pile of hay <33 personal favs edition!!

• Flannel, he wears flannel.

• Jonathan doesn't have a specific food preference, but one of the snacks that he keeps finding himself biting into are boiled peanuts since they are small and has a good texture.

• While not exactly comfortable with touch, he allows his crows to rest on his shoulders, back, head, stomach, etc. if it means that they feel safe. Same thing goes with very few humans.

• His teeth are fucked UP! Some cracked, some unhealthily yellow and others just straight up dead. Ofcourse it hasn't been like that all his life- but after becoming a Rogue he wasn't able to get dental appointments like the everyday person.

• As a child, he looked more like his mother! But as the years went by, the only noticeable resemblance he kept of hers was a flatter/hooked nose.

• He has bad hygiene habits. It's not that he's super unclean ofc, just smells like cigarettes, rubbing alcohol and various other chemicals.

• The now disgraceful doctor has always been malnourished end of the weight scale due to the fact he never remembers to take care of himself. This doesn't mean that he can't fuck up a whole family dinner, but it does mean that he will be hibernating soon and you should look out for that sickly scarecrow.

• While Jonathan talks about being pretty particular with what drugs/medicines he adds to his body and those of others. Prior to his villain career, however, Crane had to finish grading his students assignment and start doing trial tests for a thing he had on the side.. so in what he would call a " momentary lapse of judgment " he decided to take the Devil's Dandruff (cocaine.) To stay awake for his a tad bit longer.. yeah it didn't go well.

Ooh he would definitely love to startle his partner, I've got a list of Jon being "evil" to his shorter lover <3

• Now, depending on his partner's personality- they can definitely just kick Jon's legs or trip him for the funny.

• It doesn't matter how heavy Scarecrow's S/O is, he WILL yank them off the ground and carry them around like a purse dog if he can.

• He is a big spoon and would absolutely hold his lover like a precious plushie, probably smothering them with his hands the first few times since he moves so much when sleeping.

• Probably the type of guy to call his lover "Lil' lady/thing" or "Little Pumpkin Spice" just to annoy them, lmao. Of course, it's just teasing since Jon is unreasonably tall- but hey, so is every other Gothamite.

• Imagine getting some water at like 4 am, only to turn on the kitchen light, and the eldritch horror that is Jonathan Crane crouched on the table mixing chemicals. Now, this would be scary to anyone, but now imagine it as your bumass boyfriend doing this in the middle of the night.

Terribly skinny, he even got his nickname from it!

But here are some headcanons that will make this boney man cooler!

• He learned some basic body contortion as to scare people around him! Whether is be by hiding under their mattress, to even jumpscaring people once they open a cabinet!

• Crane uses his arms for horror, moving with the city lightning as to make it look like large tendrils are reaching for you only to realize too late who was messing with you.

• Speaking of which, imagine a lanky man standing in the middle of the sidewalk and just starring at you, then he laughs with that HROO HRAA thing and CHARGES at you, creepy stuff man.

• His hugs feel like vines, they nearly wrap around your entire body but aren't warm enough to comfort you in their embrace. Freaky stuff man

• When all goes wrong, he can just crack his bones and scare the living shit out of anyone. Like oh my god you can do that?? How are you still in one piece?? Doesn't that hurt??

• It's not like Crane cared about his students, but he would take offense whenever they were hurt in any way. He sees it as an ego thing, the idea that the little geniuses he created would be picked on by some lowlifes.

• While Dr. Crane isn't an exactly "friendly" teacher, he does try his best to explain his material for his students so they can keep up and get better grades. He even explained some of the outer subject matter of some exams that wasn't in plain text for his class that way they knew what would come up.

• Some of his students became pretty well-known in the medical field due to their extensive knowledge in criminal psychology, most of them credit their inspiration to join in the detective world to the professor's long ramblings about Batman and other masked individuals by proxy.

• Crane HATES stupid people, he could go on and on about late doctors/other medical physicians that used to do unethical and/or USELESS practices on unknowing patients only to get bad results. He practically sneered whenever ranting about studies performed back in the day that didn't even gain notable results! But don't get it twisted- some students said stuff like "Yeah that hurt a lot of people it sucks" He would go like " Exactly! It's like didn't even try to analyze the affects of violence in small neighborhoods! "

• He would bring his baby bird Ichabod in class sometimes, mostly because of the fact that his class gave her free treats and attention, which meant that Ikky wouldn't be so needy that day.

All these are from Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #116, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #83, Batman #564, and Detective Comics #731