The Phoenix in Green

[seiberwing]

Title: The Phoenix in Green
Author: Seiberwing
Fandom: Batman (1960s TV Show)
Characters: Riddler, Bookworm, Louis the Lilac, assorted Special Guest Villains
Rating: PG-13
Prompt: Any fandom, being queer and having a mental illness. It's not cause and effect, it's effect and effect.
Warnings: References to mental illness.
Summary: A new villain in

Comments

[faithinfire]

OW. Oh, wow. I had no idea where this was going to go, and then Riddler goes off on Bookworm in the alley and it's like the bottom drops out of the universe, because he's right, and he shouldn't have to say all that because it's all stuff that should go without saying, and oh, ouch. Poor Riddler. You've outdone yourself again, frankly. <333

Also:

Am flora but not fauna, am foliage but not a tree. What am I?

“Good evening, Riddler.”

Am bush.

...one day I will learn to always put my drink safely out of arm's reach before starting any fic you write, and not pick it up during no matter what the provocation. TODAY WAS NOT THAT DAY. *dying*

[seiberwing]

^__________^ Credit where credit is due, I stole that particular riddle from the Young Justice cartoon's Riddler.

Ouch? Poor Riddler? Elaborate on that, that's not a response I'd expected and it greatly intrigues me.

[faithinfire]

Fair enough. It resulted in a great deal of giggling, either way. <3

...what other reaction were you possibly expecting? He's stuck arguing with someone who seemed like he was actually going to be worth his time and might have been a fun friend, but instead has turned out to have a brain made of pigeonholes and is saying all the offensive, judgemental, ignorant things he could possibly say. Seriously, it's like Bookworm is working off some kind of "how to put foot in mouth" checklist, and I feel absolutely horrible for Riddler having to listen to all that, even if he does react magnificently. *hugs him*

[seiberwing]

I'd sympathized a little with Bookworm. He had everything neat and planned out and then Riddler shredded his worldview like a giant green woodchipper of alternate sexuality.

I mean, boy's an idiot. Not debating that. But it's not entirely his own fault.

[somehowunbroken]

Oh, this is stunningly done. What a brilliant idea, and so well executed - the Riddler's madness showcased without being simplified, and how well you worked with the prompt. This is definitely one of the most interesting fics I've read in a while. Very nicely done indeed :)

[seiberwing]

Thank you! ^_^ I'm glad it came out well.

[koilungfish]

Awesome :: applauds ::

I was rather expecting Matches Malone to turn out to be Batgirl in disguise ...

[seiberwing]

YES. Yes, excellent. Someone got that reference.

It was.

[koilungfish]

^-^_v

I do love how you've constructed their minds here, their ways of thinking :)