Thomas Blake has been having a day, well no, he’s been having a life actually, but he’s been good at not letting the self-loathing win these days and he’s not giving up on that progress today. 

Still.

It’s the anniversary of his pride’s murder and Lawton’s face is hard to look at. 

Venice is a nice place to get lost in though, and he is desperately in need of some alone time lest he starts thinking too hard and ends up stabbing Lawton.

He walks up a bridge and leans against the railing, staring down into the water below, where the moon’s reflection shines.

"You got a lot on your mind?" a voice sounds from somewhere behind him.

He swivels but is met with nothing more than the canal.

"Up here," the voice sounds again and as Blake looks up, he finds himself looking at a white-haired flying little girl.

He blinks for a moment but the girl is still there.

"Yes?" The girl asks innocently. He narrows his eyes at the too-wide green eyes.

Ok, if she wants to play it like that. 

Blake consciously relaxes himself before shrugging. "Just memories."

"Oh yeah," the girl nods sagely. "Those are wild. Only been having them for a year, but boy are they a trip."

The man doesn’t offer any reaction behind a sympathetic hum to the weird info drop. If he’s playing the game and he’s damn well sure going to win it. "What about you, what’s kept you awake?"

The girl pulls a face. "Couldn’t find a bed I liked."

"Too hard or too soft, goldilocks?" His lips are pulling into a smile despite himself.

"Too haunted," the girl answers, deadpan. "This city is crowded, my dude."

Blake raises an eyebrow. "Is that so?"

The girl nods. "There’s gotta be something in the water, I’m telling you."

He looks down into the dark waters, as he remembers every warning he’s been given about taking a dip in the canals, and he’s tempted to agree.

"You got money?" The girl asks non-sequitur.

"Some," he says, wanting to see where this is going.

"I know a gelato place not too far that should still be open," the girl says. "I’ll show you if you get me a nocciola cone."

Blake looks up into the kid’s glowing eyes and smiles.

Riddlers cheese XD

Catman I love him

Kooky lil guy

My new favorite special XD penguin scarecrow and mad hatter all getting trapped in a house and trying to get out

And the man really said "put some clothes on woman"