Gotham Imagines

Ed Nygma #1

It was 1am and you were cosily tucked up in bed, sleeping for what felt like the first time in years. That was until your phone started blaring with the sound of I'm Sexy and I Know It by LMFAO which you knew Ed had set as his ringtone because he seems to think he's hilarious. You groaned loudly, thinking that not only had you put your phone on silent, but you'd changed that ringtone. Reaching over and tapping your bedside table, you didn't even bother to open your eyes. Eventually, you found your phone and just as your eyes adjusted to the brightness of the screen, the call ended. You groaned again, just wishing to go back to sleep before your phone began blaring the same music again and you answered quickly to end the unbearable noise.

"Ed," you moaned, "it's 1a-"

"Y/N, please. I didn't, I didn't mean to, I, I promise. I don't, what, should I do?"

Ed sounded incredibly nervous and his breathing signified that he was suffering from a panic attack. Suddenly you didn't care what time it was. All you cared about was getting to him as quickly as possible.

"Ed don't worry, I'm on my way."

You ended the call and ran about your apartment like a lunatic, chucking on clothes and finding your keys. It didn't really matter what you looked like but you kinda still made some sort of effort because maybe, just maybe, finally Ed would see that you're better for him than that Kristen girl.

You jumped into your car and sped to Ed's apartment which was two blocks away. You knocked on his iron door only to hear the clashes of things falling over.

"Ed, it's only me. Please open up, I'm worried."

The door creaked and you stepped back as Ed pushed himself through a small gap he had created and then shut the door behind him.

He grabbed you in a hug and you wrapped your arms around his waist and rubbed his back calmly.

"Your scaring me Nygma," you whispered, hoping the use of his GCPD nickname you normally used to make him laugh, would ease him a little. Instead he shivered in your grasp. 

"Before you go in, I want you to promise me that you won't run away? Let me explain myself. Please. I can't loose you too," Ed begged.

You reached up and put your cold hand on his warm cheek.

"Your never gonna loose me Ed, no matter what."

He didn't look convinced but you meant every word.

He opened the door, grabbed your hand that was on his cheek and pulled you through the small gap before slamming the door shut in fear of anyone else seeing inside his apartment.

Your heart was pumping iside of your chest. You'd never seen Ed so worked up before and you were so lost as to what was going on.

That was until you spotted it. Her body. Kristen was slumped down by the wall next to Ed's bed. There was a GCPD badge on the bed and her ex abusive boyfriends name tag. She looked frighteningly pale and for the first time since you spotted that bruise on her face a few months back you felt sorry for the girl rather than anger and jealousy.

Admittedly though, your first reaction was to gasp as your hand automatically came up to cover your mouth and your eyes began to water.

"Ed," you whispered, "what happened?"

"Well, i, we were talking after...,"

You cut him off, "can we talk about it somewhere else because I can't stop looking at her."

He grabbed your shoulders and pulled you into the kitchen but it didn't make much of a difference as his apartment is just one big room. You made sure your back was to her body while Ed poured you a glass of water. Ed sat at the table and nodded at the chair opposite him to encourage you to sit down too.

Then he began the difficult story of telling you everything. About the other side of him that he'd tried so hard not to show you in particular because he worried so much about your opinion. About killing her ex Tom and how that effected him. About his relationship with Mrs Kringle as he still mainly called her. And lastly about his 'accident.'

"You did all of this on your own?" Your voice cracked and betrayed you as you tried to seem calm.

Honestly you struggled to believe that Ed could do all these things. You never saw him as a violent man.

"Yes but please, don't look so frightened, I would never even think about laying a finger on you. You've been my best friend for years and I would never hurt you."

"But you loved her and you promised you wouldn't hurt her either."

"Don't make this so complicated Y/N please. I don't know what to do as it is."

You took a deep breath before telling him the things you'd kept quiet too with just a couple of sentences.

"Well I suppose the first step is to hide her body."

Ed looked at you shocked that you were not freaking out anymore.

"What? You don't think this is my first rodeo did you Nygma?"

He smiled at you with such insanity that you felt yourself smiling back.

"So we're partners now are we?"

"Only if you promise me one thing."

"What's that?"

"Don't you dare keep secrets like that from me again! Your my best friend and I need to know these things," you slapped his hand in a playful manner across the table.

"Hey! You kept secrets too," Ed shot back.

"Fine then I have another condition."

"What now?" Ed rolled his eyes.

"If the other you wants to come out and meet me, don't hold him back. I'd be delighted to meet him," you grinned mischievously.

"Oh I wouldn't dream of it."

A beautiful friendship was about to blossom into an even more insanely perfect one. Who could ask for more?

A/N wow this took a while for me to get right but I'm quite pleased with it. I hope you enjoyed it.

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