What Once Was
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You move to Gotham for school and quickly take up a job in a local bar. Having stumbled into your work one evening, Gotham local, and forensic accountant, Edward Nashton becomes infatuated with you. The two of you eventually become close, but nothing could prepare you for the events that unfold.
(the riddler x female reader/oc)
~ slow burn ~
warning: eventual smut and violent themes!
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