Gotham Imagines (Requests Closed)

Riddles // Edward Nygma

You look at the intimidating view of the GCPD, and think that this could never be your home. You used to work as a detective in a different city, but needed to make a change after a really difficult breakup.

A strange-looking man walks around with a smile plastered on his face, even though it is evident that he despises most of those he smiles at. 

You at once think of him as a nice person, the way he smiles at those being mean to him, and his kind, gentle brown eyes. His tall frame moves through the sea of buff police officers, as they tease him about riddles.

You've never met him, nor much of anyone else here at the department, but don't want to meet anyone you don't have to, because of your shy personality. Jim Gordon is currently showing you around, introducing you to some people. You try to be polite even though you wish you could just get into the field already.

"Ah Y/N, this is Edward Nygma a forensic scientist here at the GCPD," Jim says, but you hardly hear him since you are mesmerized by the figure of Edward in front of you.

"What belongs to you but others use it more than you?" Edward Nygma asks you suddenly.

Finding yourself surprised, you nimbly answer, "Your name, I believe is the answer."

He smiles at you, "That is correct. And what is yours?" 

You stutter out your name hesitantly. After hearing it, his smile widens.

"Y/N... What a lovely name." With that, he walks away, and you and Jim are left awkwardly standing.

"Well, that was weird," Jim says as you both start to walk away, continuing the tour. Your heart pounds in your chest, and a giddy feeling swells within you.

~

After a couple of months working at the department, you have made many acquaintances, and Edward has been really nice. Helping with paperwork, and telling jokes and riddles, might not seem like much to him, but it means the world to you. When you're around him, you feel safe.

Today is an especially great day; you caught a crook, locked him in jail, and just finished the paperwork. 

But alas all good things come to an end. 

An officer approaches you, and you recognize him as the leader of the group that picks on Edward. You are currently in the file room and have no escape. A sinking feeling stays heavy in your chest, as he strides directly to you.

"I see you hang with the riddle-man. Are you two a thing?" He accuses in a rude tone.

"I-I wouldn't say that we're a 'thing', as you call it." You sputter out.

"Then what exactly are you?" He questions while stepping closer and closer to you. A panicked feeling swells in your chest, but before the big man could do anything, Edward walks in.

"W-whats happening here?" He asks as he pushes up his glasses. You sense the tension in the room escalating.

"Nothing riddle-man. Mind your own business." The officer threatens. For a moment Edward looks like he'll back down, but then he confronts him.

"I believe you are annoying Y/N, and I think she wants you to leave."

Before the man can answer, Jim walks in.

"What's going on?" He demands.

"This thug was bothering Miss Y/N, and I asked him to leave." Jim turns his gaze to the officer and tells him to leave. Then he leaves as well, after getting a file he needed.

You turn to Edward.

"That was really brave of you. Thanks for standing up on my behalf." You say hastily, as you shift on your feet. He looks at you, then walks up to you, so that you have to look up to maintain eye contact.

"This very thing you were born with pleases us all. It's even capable of making men fall, while only experienced by few, it's treasured by all."

He is speaking in riddles, but you can't seem to get the answer to this riddle. You look quizzically at him.

He smiles, "The answer is, your beauty." Then he leans in for a kiss and you smile before giving him a quick kiss.

He grins and you smile again, "See ya later Ed."

"See ya Y/n."