#basically i want an AU w no isabella and where barbara and ed’s friendship grew organically from their tendency to be Dramatic Bitches

[jester-step]

okay but barbara kean and edward nygma both started out as good, friendly people, both struggled with a darker side of themselves, both dealt with drug use and childhood abuse, both had downhill character arcs in S1 that culminated in a traumatic event triggering a mental breakdown, both became flashy villains with a flair for drama and violence, and ofc they’re both bisexual icons

my POINT is their chemistry and parallels were wasted on Ed’s revenge arc and we were robbed of them being not only an iconic power duo but also besties 💔

#i will die on this hill #the scenes where barbara asks ed for help with the court and where they’re torturing mayor james live in my head rent free #yes barbara wanted smth out of him but it’s so obvious how much fun they had together!! #i can’t remember if it’s canon but i keep seeing ppl mention that barbara gave ed the drugs he used in 3x15 and just #the IMPLICATIONS #like they mentioned she struggled with drug abuse in S1 and then never brought it up again like??? #there were so many opportunities to point out the many parallels in their backstories and we got NOTHING #also i see the appeal of shipping them but their friendship is infinitely more interesting to me #bc barbara grew up being told her self-worth was defined by her beauty and charm and learned to use those as tools for manipulation #and yet when she tries to do that w ed (trailing a finger down his jaw etc) he looks completely Unbothered #i just like the idea of their relationship being completely platonic and him liking her bc she’s clever and dramatic and fun #but barbara still flirts w him for fun bc he’s unaffected and only has eyes for a certain penguin anyways #basically i want an AU w no isabella and where barbara and ed’s friendship grew organically from their tendency to be Dramatic Bitches #this is completely incoherent but anyways it’s pride month and i’m bi so my opinion is Correct /j #barbara kean #edward nygma #the riddler #gotham #gotham tv #gotham fox #also i think they both had their Villain Moment in ‘under the knife’ in S1 so some of these parallels must’ve been deliberate #and then they were just NEVER brought up like WHAT