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edited jan 5, 2026

Blinking  -  it  took  mere  seconds. ❛❛ I  beg  your  pardon? ❜❜   Was  Edward  really  comparing  him  to  those  useless  -  roll  on  sticks  that  did  nothing for  perspiration  or  odor...honestly  now  that  was  a  first,  it  made  him  laugh,  dry  short,  guised under  a  low  scoff.  ❛❛ Fascinating.  The  human  brain  is  capable  of  astonishing  things  &  then  there’s that.  ❜❜   he  pauses,  lips  quirked  faintly. ❛❛ You  do  realize,  I  take  notes  not  to  emulate  but  to  analyze.... strange  behaviors  from  men  like  you... ❜❜  

STRANGE    is  but  a  step  away  from  a  compliment    in  his  world,  though  he  finds  it  rather  ironic  that    Lex,  of  all  people,  is  the  one  to  say  it.     Leaves  The  Riddler  to  smirk  with  ease.    "Oh,  pray  tell  - what  does  your  analysis  tell  you  about  the  way  I  sit?"     Lifting  his  eye-line,  he  looks  almost  interested  in  the  distinction.    "  ...  Besides  that  you  should  try  the  same,  of  course."

LUTHOR   sighs,   hands   reaching   up   rubbing   his   smooth   head   in   impatience,   temples   jump   with   this   pounding   pulse-  gritting   against   the   edge   of   an   oncoming   headache.   This   was   going   nowhere. ( for   fucks   sake )  ❛❛ Edward,   you’ve   been   circling   the   same   riddle   &   rewording   it   for   ten   minutes,   are   you   planning   to   land   on   it   anytime   soon? ❜❜  pausing-   pale   hues   cut   sharply,   wild,   near   manic   in   the   low   lighting  ❛❛ I'm   not   playing   these   games   with   you.  I'm   far   from   over   it   now.  ❜❜   

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HE  HAS  HALF  A  MIND     to  upturn  the  other's  chair  in  some  riotous display  of   disapproval.  ...  But  alas,    it  is  not  so  reasonable  now.     It's  really  his  own  mind  weighing  on  him.     "What  an  impatient  egg  you  are.  Did  mother  hen  not  sit  on  you  enough?"     He  clicks  his  tongue,  flicks  a  finger  to  his  own  chin  in     some  remission  of  the  psyche.     "You've  gone  and  interrupted  my  train  of  thought.  Are  you  happy  with  yourself?"     He  won't  be    if  they    spend  the  next  twenty  minutes  or  so   doing  the  exact  same  thing  ...

Except  luck  has  served  him  this  time  around.  "Ah!  Ah.  What  about  --  'my  dear  captor'  instead  of  just  'captor'?  ...  Yes,  yes.  ...  Okay.  Listen  to  this,  now:

"I  run  and  cavort  though  they've  given  me  no  legs  //  your  enemy,  when  I  wear  him,  cowers,  shrieks  and  begs  //  you  need  me,  you  have  me,  yet  fret  my  sight  no  less  //  captive,  I  am,  let  out  tacked  with  a  return  address "seven  percent  of  your  letters  to  be  //  you  hate  me,  you  leech,  but  you  love  me  //  cruel,  my  dear  captor,  you  never  let  me  be

"what,  oh  what,  could  I  possibly  be?"    He  tilts  his  head  up  with  a  satisfied  smile,  curl  of lips a  little  tighter  than  his  classic  show  of  malice.  Yes,  the  way  those  abysmal eyes  are  focused  :    he's  expecting  Lex  to  answer  the  poem.

[ 01. ] sender takes receiver down to the ground during a fight. [ 02. ] sender leaves scratches / bruises on receiver's body. [ 03. ] sender cruelly applies pressure to receiver's [ wound / bruise ]. [ 04. ] sender lightly trails a sharp knife across receiver's cheek. [ 05. ] sender wraps a hand around receiver's neck & cuts off their oxygen. [ 06. ] after a long - winded chase, sender finally corners receiver. [ 07. ] sender holds a knife to receiver's throat, blade nicking their skin. [ 08. ] sender pushes receiver into a wall & pins them there. [ 09. ] sender has poisoned receiver's [ drink / food ]. [ 10. ] sender aims a loaded gun at receiver, cocking the hammer. [ 11. ] sender suddenly throws a punch at receiver during a confrontation. [ 12. ] sender hurls an item across the room at receiver's head. [ 13. ] sender forcefully pushes receiver's head underwater. [ 14. ] sender unexpectedly arrives at receiver's home covered in blood & bruises. [ 15. ] sender pleads for receiver to help them with hiding a body. [ 16. ] sender is knocked out during a fight, & wakes up in receiver's home. [ 17. ] sender gently dabs the blood from receiver's face with a wet cloth. [ 18. ] sender crafts a tourniquet from their own clothes to stop receiver's bleeding. [ 19. ] after severely wounding receiver, sender approaches them menacingly. [ 20. ] sender takes receiver by the throat & lifts them off the floor. [ 21. ] sender licks receiver's blood from their fingers. [ 22. ] sender viciously bites receiver during a struggle. [ 23. ] sender draws receiver's blood for the first time. [ 24 ] sender grabs receiver's hair, forcing their bloodied face up to look at them. [ 25. ] sender straddles receiver to pin them to the floor.

❝ i wouldn't find the need to tell you 'i told you so' if you weren't so allergic to admitting i'm right. ❞

❝ there are better hills to die on but i find this one quite comfortable. ❞

❝ would you come with me please? i adore your company. ❞

❝ that's not the worst thing i've ever heard but it's certainly up there. ❞

❝ i would love to help you but i'm afraid i'm suffering from a terrible case of 'it's not my problem.' ❞

❝ could you just think about anyone other than yourself for once? ❞

❝ i'm not going to stand here and argue with you about how much you need to get some rest. if i find you passed out on the floor i'm leaving you there. ❞

❝ would you be a dear and shut the hell up. ❞

❝ i know i need help but i'm not quite ready to ask for it. ❞

❝ do you know where we're going or are we just trying to get lost now? ❞

❝ i have confided this in you, please do not betray that trust. ❞

❝ do you like it here? with me? ❞

❝ are you still happy? with me, i mean. with us. ❞

❝ i didn't lie, i simply presented a selective truth. ❞

❝ do you actually like spending time with me? because i feel like all you do is argue. ❞

❝ one of us will eventually have to have the strength to be honest with ourselves about each other. ❞

❝ i want to tell you something i just need a moment to figure out the right words. ❞

❝ if you were the religious type i would challenge god to win your devotion. ❞

❝ don't tell me to quit being melodramatic it's the only time i have any fun. ❞