Stupid Love (a Nygmobblepot fanfic)(DEAD FIC)

Chapter 25: Death Before Life

Edward counted the days while he sat in his cell until about two weeks after being incarcerated, he had a visitor. He felt antagonised by the horridly slow pace the guards kept in the hall because he felt like he knew who his visitor was, it had to be Oswald, it just had to be. Finally he reached the visitation room but his visitor was not at all what he thought. "Lee?" Asked Edward as he walked over and sat down. "Where's Oswald?" Asked Edward dreading the answer.
"He's not coming, Ed not after what you did!" Said Lee harshly. "Why would you hurt him like this, Ed?!" Demanded Lee as Edward shook his head.
"You wouldn't understand!" Said Edward in a defeated like tone that was absolutely sad.
"Well explain it! I'm not going back to Oswald until I have an answer to why!" Barked Lee as Edward stayed quiet not wanting to respond. "Ed do you care about him at all?" Asked Lee as Edward glared at her.
"Of course I care about him! It's just hard..." Muttered Ed.
"What do you mean?" Asked Lee as Edward took off his glasses and set them on the table.
"Oswald and I have a difficult relationship especially because both of us have some kind of subconscious fear of commitment." Said Edward as he put his glasses back. "It's hard to explain..." Stated Edward as Lee looked at him.
"Well try." Stated Lee as Ed sighed.
"See every time our relationship becomes too difficult for one of us to handle we lash out at the other in a creative and selfish way. When Oswald fell in love with me the first time he killed Isabella and Ed killed him, after we actually started being more open about what we had going on the way one of us would escape the difficult throes of our relationship is getting arrested. What you call harsh actions towards my husband, I call telling him I need a break." Said Ed as Lee sighed and shook her head.
"With a statement like that I'm dumbfounded by the fact that this marriage is still more healthy than most relationships." Said Lee as she aggressively sighed.
"This is just how Oswald and I do things he'll get over it." Stated Edward as Lee looked at him.
"No he won't Ed! This was sure one hell of a time to decide you need a break!" Said Lee aggressively as Edward looked a little ashamed of his timing.
"I didn't know." Stated Edward firmly.
"And even when you did? Did you even care? He begged you not to and you still did it! Are you so selfish that you don't even care what your little break is doing to him!?" Demanded Lee as Edward slammed his hands on the table.
"I SCARED!!" Shouted Ed as he leaned back in his chair. "I was scared, ok? I thought that after the way I handled Daniel, maybe I'm just not cut out for being a father... My son hates me because I thought I was protecting him so maybe if I just stepped away then I won't ruin this kid like I've ruined Daniel." Said Edward sadly.
"Time's up Nygma!" Shouted a guard as they collected Ed and put him back in his cell.

Ed wanted to stay in Arkham because he felt like he couldn't cause any more pain than he already had. Hey stayed in Arkham for weeks those weeks turned to months and eventually he got a letter from Daniel of all people. He opened the envelope and flipped open the letter.

Dear DAD,

Humanity is flawEd wouLdn't you agree dad? they shuffle through their Pointless lives never once realizing that it all means nothing. yoU know thiS all tO well. the Social construct of life confuses and alludes you. Would you ever consider AfterLife or are you Dedicated to tHe hopeless notion thAt nothing happenS When we die? Life and death is a lOveleSs pursuiT that wIll bring joy To no onE. find SoliCe in eternAl PeacE. i hope you fiNd yOur inner peace in the Wasteland.