It's Hard to Believe

by Amilya Eclair Farron

She understood the surprise the others must have felt when she made her decision because, honestly, she had been a bit surprised herself. But now it was starting to become clear why it was hard to believe that she had chosen him.

8. You Can Be Such a Jerk Sometimes

Title: It's Hard to Believe
Prompt: You Can Be Such a Jerk Sometimes
Rating: PG
Fandom: Crossover: Batman: Arkham City & Joker/Clover/Heart no Kuni no Alice
Characters: Batman: Arkham City: Garfield Lynns (Firefly), Mentioned!Edward Nygma (the Riddler) ; J/C/H no Kuni no Alice: Alice Liddell
Pairing: Edward Nygma (the Riddler)/Alice Liddell, Onesided!Garfield Lynns (Firefly)/Alice Liddell
Summary: She understood the surprise the others must have felt when she made her decision because, honestly, she had been a bit surprised herself. But now it was starting to become clear why it was hard to believe that she had chosen him. : This is a response to the challenge 1o Little Things… by Katz Go Rawwwrr.
Word Count: 281
Author's Note: This one made me sad for Garfield (since, yes, I do pair him and Alice together too). And because there's only two more prompts after this one.
Warnings: Mild!OOC-ness(?)
Disclaimer: Batman: Arkham City & Joker/Clover/Heart no Kuni no Alice do not belong to me in any shape or form (including characters). Thank you.

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To say that the arsonist received quite the surprise when he found Alice standing on the other side of the door would be an understatement.

At first, he came to the conclusion that Nygma must've been the reason responsible for the brunette's arrival at his hideout – but not for the reasons he had assumed. Garfield listened, showing his support for her, as she ranted on and on about the Riddler.

"I just can't understand it, Garfield." She said with a tired sigh. "I mean, it's true that I don't want to know what it is he's plotting and scheming. And yet, I want to understand what drives him to do all this horrid acts against the innocent – why he refuses to use his services, his talents, for the good of mankind. But whenever I ask him he always responds with a riddle!"

Yeah, it was safe to say that he wasn't at all surprised by that bit of information. But instead he gave her a nod and gently squeezed her shoulder in comfort. He remembered when she had told him her choice and it took him a few days for it to sink in – that she had chosen Nygma over him. But did this mean that she changed her mind – now that she truly got to see just who the real Edward Nygma was?

He swallowed.

"Really, why does he have to do that?" Well, maybe it's because it was in the guy's nature? "Honestly, he's such a… a… jerk."

This time, he blinked.

Not because he was surprised about the fact that Nygma was, indeed, a jerk. But because it was Alice, out of all people, who had said it.