Riddler's Choice|| Nygmobblepot

The Paradox of Choice

Gloomy night was beginning to fall in Gotham, the city of darkness. So many dangers were waiting in the streets full of thieves, murderers and rapists, ready to slit a young woman's throat for want of something pretty to look at. 

A tall, dark-haired man, Edward Nygma, was pointing a gun at someone who he once considered his friend. But things changed. As it turned out, it was Oswald Cobblepot, at the moment helpless and frightened of what a man of his dreams was going to do.

Edward hesitated. At first, he thought he was absolutely sure of it. He wanted Oswald dead simply because he had killed Ed's girlfriend, Isabella. Ed believed it was love from first sight and maybe it truly was. Anyway, it got him where he was. 

The end of his big plan was defined by Penguin's death. Of course he did make sure it wasn't that simple. Edward wanted to destroy all things Oswald loved and then kill him. Sadly, he missed the point.

Because Ed was the only thing Oswald loved. More than power or anything else.

The tension became unbearable. A single tear was running down Oswald's cheek, his body shaking. He still couldn't give credence to the fact Edward Nygma was behind it and killing his friend was his intention.

They were staring at each other silently, the umbrella boy and riddle man, both with a hurtful past.

"Alright, Ed... I couldn't be more grateful that it is you who's going to..."

But Ed wasn't listening. His mind was completely somewhere else. Recalling all the things that happened since he started to work for G. C. P. D. Being the object of ridicule to the bunch of idiots was never funny as well as to a woman who he fell for. Fell - to a degree that made him kill her boyfriend. 

Oswald did the same thing for love, didn't he?

Edward ignored this noise in his head and continued to think about his past.

Tom Dougherty was dead and it unleashed Ed's dark side. The real one. 

Surprisingly, soon after the murder of her already ex-boyfriend he started dating Kristen Kringle and couldn't be happier. Truth be told, it didn't last long. Ed killed Kristen unintentionally.

Best part was, thanks to it he fully accepted his dark persona and stopped feeling guilty about it. He didn't regret it one bit, but being locked up in Arkham Asylum, what happened next, wasn't pleasant.

Then, things changed again. Oswald Cobblepot started to visit him regularly and said he was going to get him out of there, what he did. When Edward asked why he was so kind, Oswald replied that talking to him helped him a lot and made him realize many things. 

And it led Ed to become his chief of staff while Oswald was running for mayor and won the elections. At the same time, he started to fall in love with his employee. But Ed met someone.

She turned out to be a beautiful young librarian, Isabella, so similar to his dead love, Kristen. He fell in love with her, believing that the fate gave him a second chance. Not for long. Overcome with jealousy, Oswald told his men to make her death look like an accident. Unluckily for him, Ed found out the truth. 

Which got them here.

A few minutes passed. Oswald was confused, because he didn't have a clue why Ed hadn't killed him yet. Meanwhile, Edward came to realize that Mr. Penguin, as he used to call him at the very beginning and admire him for so much power in the underworld, was more than a just friend to him as well. 

Slowly, he put down his gun and staring into Oswald's sparkling eyes, whispered the same thing that he said once, "I hope you know, Oswald, I would do anything for you."

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>LMAO LET'S PRAY WINTER FINALE IS GONNA END LIKE THAT, SHALL WE? :')<

Okay, so this is a short story I wanted to share with you, guys, hope you enjoy it or at least give it a try. I know I'm not some English mastermind, I just love nygmobblepot, so I did it. <3 

I'd love to see your comments about the one-shot as well as season 3 predictions, feel free to discuss! :D