Fic: The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get. Nygma x Reader, Part 2/?
Title: The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get
Pairing: Edward Nygma/The Riddler x Reader
Fandom: Gotham, spoilers for 3x03
Summary: You’ve been drawn into a game you’re not sure you can win.
It came as little surprise how much Arkham had failed to improve over the past few weeks.
Dr. Quimby was in over his head and positively drowning in his newfound responsibilities. You tried to take up the slack where you could, but there was only so much you could do. You could hardly just run the asylum for him, nor would you want to. Arkham was a mess you had no desire to clean up.
But still, you had a job to do.
The patients ranged from demented to drugged. There was a handful you could manage something that resembled a conversation with, but most were either too sedated or too lost in their own minds. It was beginning to feel like your job here was ultimately pointless. Institutions were meant to have structure, but Arkham lacked rules of any kind.
Glancing at the clock, you pursed your lips as you noticed the time. You cleaned off your desk of errant papers and closed all files. Your next patient would be arriving any moment and he was far too curious and observant for his own good.
Edward Nygma was beginning to frustrate you.
There was no doubt that he was a brilliant man, but his tendency to speak in riddles wasn’t limited to long told puzzles one could find the answer to on Google. The man himself was a riddle. He never liked to give you a straight answer. Every statement he made was twisted in someway. While he appeared to enjoy your back and forth, it merely exasperated you.
You couldn’t help a man who refused to be honest with you.
But that was the problem, you mused as your office door opened and once more an orderly escorted Mr. Nygma inside. Edward Nygma didn’t want help.
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