Fic summary:Â Oswald Cobblepot, a civilian employee of the GCPD, has his world turned upside down when The Riddler, Gotham Cityâs latest menace, becomes transfixed with having Oswald serve as his mentor and help guide him into the kind of life Oswald has. (A âmoralityâ swap of Gotham canon, where the âbad guysâ and âgood guysâ exchange places in a timeline based on seasons 1 and 2 of the show.)
Chapter nine summary: Ed and Oswald divulge tales of their past in an effort to understand each other better. Emotional intimacy grows as does the physical aspect with a first kiss finally being shared.
I know, I know, we posted a chapter two days ago but we couldnât keep this one to ourselves any longer.
As always, the tags are updated every chapter. Forewarning, there is talk about canon-typical violence in this, and aspects of Edâs childhood are detailed too.
Happy Reading!
[Chapter 9 marks the beginning of Ed and Oswaldâs relationship, and the end of the progression/âslow burnâ section of the plot, in case anyone was waiting to begin reading until that point was reached.]
Butch what is going on?! Iâll tell you whatâs going on. He just cost you the election, he went to every district official and took the money back, said you wanted to run a clean election.
âProjection is a psychological defense mechanism in which individuals attribute characteristics they find unacceptable in themselves to another person.â
Watching season 3, I find it interesting how when Ed was torturing Butch and Tabitha, he seemed annoyed with Oswald. Saying that he could be ‘self centered.’ And yes, if u ask me, Oswald can be narcisstic. Yet, the funny thing is that Ed can be too, I think. I mean he does think himself superior to others, especially intellectually, and constantly does want to be in the spotlight and recognition.
It’s amazing how similar Oswald and Ed are to one another. Things Ed says he dislikes in Oswald are pretty much present in him too.
look at him sitting by the fire in tHEIR ROBE hugging himself and m i s s i n g e d he misses him so much holy crap just let them be happy pLEASE im @ crying
đ„ There is beauty in destructionđ„ 