#riddlerabbit

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In regards to Jack's past, he's not exactly very open about it and I DO THINK THE REASON WHY HE GRAVITATED TO JERVIS SO MUCH IS LITERALLY BECAUSE HE REPRESENTS ESCAPISM. Like he adopted the whole Wonderland aesthetic, especially when Jervis gave him the role of the Jack Rabbit, a role that combined both the aspects of the White Rabbit and the March Hare from Alice in Wonderland SO JACK HAS ASPECTS OF BOTH CHARACTERS. He has the White Rabbit's obsession with being "on time" and he has the March Hare's nonsensical madness (like when he's speaking wonderlandian or uses his powers).

But much like Jervis, his trauma seeps through his role. He developed his fixtation on time when his mother first went missing before she was found murdered, nervously looking at the clock that night and staying up, just staring at the clock and counting down the seconds to it. When he got captured and experimented on, keeping the time was the only thing keeping him sane down there after his experiments and he slowly began to memorize the schedule of everyone and everything around him, he knew their individual times and their own personal schedule just by observation alone. It's now become a habit he can't break, even if he tried.

He also becomes more nonsensical and starts speaking "Wonderlandian" when he gets stressed, scared, angry or any other intense negative emotion. He also exhibits rabbit signs of stress like his posture being more hunched, he gets fidgety, tapping his foot nervously and he loses grip of powers which causes the people around him to see strange things that aren't actually there. Basically, JACK IS NOT THE PERSON WHO REMAINS CALM IN A SITUATION AND IS MOST LIKELY TO STRESS PEOPLE OUT.

Jack also isn't very open about his experiences and he doesn't like being reminded of them because it's too terrifying to think about. BASICALLY, HE'S VERY MUCH IN DENIAL AND HE WILL PLAY HIS ROLE THAT HE IS A JACK RABBIT FROM WONDERLAND (whose not actually a character but a role Jervis and Jack made up themselves) WHO ACCIDENTALLY LOST HIS WAY BUT THE KINDLY MAD HATTER HAS HELPED HIM. He only responds to "Jack" and never Jackson or his real full name or even his NATIVE name because if he remembers that, then he remembers his mother and father, and if he remembers his mother and father then he remembers their deaths and then he remembers WHY he "plays" Wonderland and gets overwhelmed, has a panic attack, or even angrily lashes out to convince himself that his WONDERLAND life is the real one and that his real life memories are just bad dreams.

But the more he falls in love with Edison, the more that parts of his genuine self start to show. When Edison opens up to him, Jack just sitting next to him and he's all: "Yeah, I know how it feels when people don't listen to you. When they ignore you because they don't think you matter. No matter how important it is, they'll never listen to you." and Edison just stares up at Jack because he was NOT putting on a voice and Jack catches himself before he smiles warmly: "That's why I'll listen to you when no one else will. I love you." or when Edison is planning a trick, Jack just gets reminded of a random story about the "Great Trickster" from his nation, and Edison smiles BUT NEVER ASKS FURTHER BC THIS IS ONE OF THE MOMENTS WHERE JACK DOESN'T REALIZE HE'S "breaking character" and Edison just appreciating these moments and trying not to draw attention to them so he can get more.

Jack is constantly trying to keep himself stuck in a world of whimsy and wonder but, after falling in love with Edison, he slowly starts to "break character" because life doesn't seem so painful to live as long as he has his Edison.

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THINKING ABOUT FLUFFY JACK AND EDISON and Jack is more of a strategic henchmen than a henchmen you would use to fight. After all, he can do cool things but its smart to rely on his powers rather than his fighting capabilities. Like Venus making fear gas pollen in the air and Jack putting on a gas mask and using his illusion powers to distort their world even more than it already is. Jack is spliced with the DNA of domesticated rabbits so he really does enjoy praise and being told he did a good job and gets a bit depressed when he gets lectured by Ramone or James-Dean instead, hence why he really likes Edison the most because Edison will pat his head, give him a backhanded compliment (Jack knows hes trying his best), or rub his ears to let him know that he did well. Which makes Jack so happy and he loves to compliment and praise Edison for every little thing he does. Ramone actually puts Jack and Venus on the same shift so then Venus can get a taste of what it's like to have someone ANNOYINGLY talk about their boyfriend for hours on hours because that's what Jack does with Edison.

But Jack also does take care and is a very doting partner on Edison's behalf. When Edison has had too much to drink where he isn't feeling frisky but still a bit cuddly, Jack will happily help him get home safely and when Edison wakes up with a painful headache, Jack just bringing him breakfast in bed with a morning cure and a cute breakfast of heart-shaped pancakes, eggs, sausages, and freshly cut fruit. He'll even feed Edison if Edison himself isn't feeling to hot. OR LIKE, HE GETS BEAT UP BY MAIKEL and Edison is just getting lectured for his "failure" by Ramone as Jack holds an ice pack to Edison's bruised eye and massages the sores in his shoulder and he just has the most concerned looked on his face. When Ramone leaves, Jack just glaring at him before he nuzzles Edison and talks about how mean that was of Ramone. Jack is also very good at cuddling, wrapping his arms around Edison's neck and his legs and he just nuzzles the side of his face into Edison's and Edison being all: "Jack, my glasses-" but Jack can't help it, he loves his Edison so much.

BUT ALSO, JACK WILL 100% LET EDISON REST HIS HEAD ON HIS LAP AND FEED HIM GRAPES AND SHIT LIKE THAT AS HE RUBS HIS SCALP LIKE HOW EDISON SAID TO. When Edison is all: "Drink." then Jack will eagerly nod his head before setting down the grapes and taking Edison's drinks with a straw and bringing it closer to him so he can have a sip.

Or Jack will clean and organize Edison's work space, since he'd pay attention to Edison's organization system, and will keep his place clean so Edison just walking home and he sees Jack just wearing the CUTEST most frilly pale blue house wife apron as he bends over to dust something and Edison has to fight the urge to pounce on him.

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I'M JUST SAYING THAT JACK WOULD BE EDISON'S MANIC PIXIE DREAM GIRLT, aka, enchants him with his ability of unhealthy escapism as a coping mechanism. Like, Jack will sit in gardens and talk to flowers and have full on conversations with them over tea. Meanwhile, Edison is just adoringly watching him from his office window but Jack's ear twitches and he notices Edison so he looks up and smiles and Edison immediately closes his curtain and blushes because he was caught.

Or moments when Edison runs late to work and when he goes in, he sees a cup of his favorite coffee there and Jack is all: "AH, there you are! I got so nervous you became someone new and lost your way to work again! People's shadows tend to go east instead of north this time of year." and Edison just looks at Jack and raises an eyebrow while Jack just smiles cutely and looks at him expectantly to try out the drink he made him and Edison furrows his brows before he's all: "...Thank you, Jack. You're dismissed." and Jack bows politely and then skips out of the room BECAUSE AAAAAH, HIS CRUSH KNOWS HIS NAME.

BUT ALSO, JACK BRINGING OUT THE MORE PLAYFUL SIDE OUT OF EDISON. While Edison loves to play chess, JACK EXCITEDLY TAKIMG HIM TO A KID'S PARK WHERE THEY HAVE GIANT CHESS AND EDISON IS ALL: "We couldn't have just played on a regular board?" but Jack is all: "NOW WHERE IS THE FUN IN THAT? I only like it when things are bigger than normal or smaller than normal but I never like the normal!" and Edison rolls his eyes but he does actually end up having a good time and eventually, it ends up with Jack playfully cheating so they're wrestling each other for Jack's Queen that he tried to steal back before Edison playfully lets go and Jack falls backwards and Jack laughs.

"Hah! Okay, okay, I'm a dirty cheater! Be a dear?" and Edison reaches out to pull him up BUT JACK PULLS HIM DOWN AND Edison laughing before they roll around in the grass and Edison bursting out with laughter before Jack stares at him with adoring eyes and Edison is all: "D-Do I have something on my face?"

Jack: "No, your face is lovely the way it is~" and he does genuinely mean that and Edison just blushing softly and being all: "O-Oh...thank you..." and Jack giggling at his flusteredness.

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Thinking about Edison and Jack really quick because I'm in love with that cat clock BUT JACK ACTUALLY BEING VERY PUNCTUAL AND HE DOES NOT PLAY ABOUT RESERVATIONS. He keeps everyone on time and ensures that everyone who goes to Ramone's lounge gets their food and service in a timely manner, which Ramone appreciates. However, if anyone was to be entitled or upset because they ran late to their reservation and lost it, EVERYONE IN THE GOTHAM GANGSTERS SEEING JACK'S ANGRY SIDE AS HE SNAPS AT THEM FOR NOT BEING PUNCTUAL AND THAT IT WAS THEIR OWN DAMN FAULT. One time Amias ran "fashionably late" like he always does and was acting like his usual bratty self, only for Jackson to confront him AND EVERYONE THINKING JACKSON WAS DONE FOR but he RIPPED into Amias to the point that Amias has NEVER been fashionably late to a meeting with Ramone again.

That's also why you don't want to mess with his tea parties because if they're even a SECOND late, he starts losing his mind (and yours with it given his powers). Or when a hero intervenes and Jack was just setting up a nice tea party for the villain meeting and THE HERO DESTROYS HIS TEA PARTY, Jack's eye and ear twitching in pure anger as he's all: "Oh dear, oh dear, do you KNOW HOW FAR THIS WILL SET ME BACK!? ALL THOSE HOURS OF SLAVING AWAY IN THE KITCHEN, RUINED!" and everyone just backs up BECAUSE NOW YOU'VE DONE IT.

Jack doesn't let ANYONE slide in terms of tims unless its his darling Venus, who will smoke with him and get him to calm down and unwind, OR HIS HANDSOME, RADIANT, GORGEOUS, CHARMING, DELIGHTFUL, ENDEARING, BEAUTIFUL, ETHEREAL, GOD-LIKE, INTELLIGENT, DARLING EDISON. Like if anyone else ran late then Jackson would lose his shit but if it's Edison, he's all: "Oh, don't you fret, Eddie. I will always make time for you!♡" and gives him a little kiss on the head.

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