Batman: Plague of Shadows: (Male Reader Insert)

Backstory:
Your name is (Y/N) (L/N), your just a kid living in France.

However, you are a bit of a strange kid, at least by societal standards.

You were always interested in strange and macab stuff, you'd touch dead animals with your bare hands, trying to figure out how they died.

You loved figuring things out and studying biology and other subjects to a creepy extent.

Because of this you were bullied in class rather frequently and to top it all, both your parents kept trying to change you.

They wanted you to be in their own words "normal."

They took you to therapy which did nothing, because you knew there was nothing wrong with you.

At one point they even tried giving you medication which you rejected.

You grew up despising your parents because of this and soon the consequences of their actions would come to bite them.

You always loved chemistry class as well, some would say a little too much.

Mixing chemicals, creating a reaction and experimenting with said chemicals gave you a high greater than any drug.

You'd often end up disobeying the chemistry teacher and doing your own thing and you wouldn't allow them to stop you.

At one point an experiment you were performing went horribly wrong and you ended up getting your face burned.

After some time in the hospital, your parents hoped this would teach you to stop acting like...yourself.

Unfortunately for them, you didn't change one bit, mistakes were part of learning and what didn't kill you made you stronger right?

Yeah, you were still you, unfortunately though your burnt face led to even more bullying.

One day while your parents were out you ended up stumbling upon a secret room.

A room filled with old books, chemical equipment, artifacts and other oddities.

You were amazed, it was like your dream room.

It was there you found a journal, written by a man named Nicholas Flamel.

Yes, the famous Alchemist who was said to have created the Philosopher's stone.

This truly was a dream come true, all the books you could read were here, equipment to try experimentation and much more.

You were curious as to why your parents kept this room a secret, but knew if you asked they'd probably forbid you from coming back.

So before you left you put everything exactly back where it was and made it look like you never found the room.

And for a while things were good, you didn't even mind the bullying and mistreatment from your parents.

This room became your refuge, your happy place, your own little heaven.

You learned, experimented and discovered so much.

Concoctions, even a few spells and how to use artifacts.

However, all good things must come to an end as your parents eventually found the room and they were not happy.

It was then they told you, that your father was a descendant of Nicholas Flamel himself and he wanted to leave that life behind completely.

Apparently something happened in your father's past involving Alchemy that made him want to leave it all behind.

And the way you acted was similar to how your father used to be when he was younger.

That is why they wanted you to change and stop being the way you were.

You snapped and called your father a weak-willed coward for giving up on alchemy after only one mistake.

You received a slap from him in response and he decided to destroy the room.

And he did just that, set fire to it all much to your horror.

Watching your Sanctuary burn filled you with rage and with adrenaline running through your veins, you grabbed the nearest object and bashed it over your father's head knocking him out.

Your mother tried to run but you knocked her out as well.

You put out the fire trying to save whatever you could, but a lot of notes and equipment were ruined.

You glared at your unconscious parents with nothing but pure hatred.

You used what remained in the room to create a sleep syrum and injected them with it to make sure they stayed out of commission for a long time.

Just enough time for you to gather equipment and notes and pack them away.

You've had enough, you've had enough of living under your parents and you would run away.

But before you do, you glared at your parents, a Sadistic grin making it's way onto your face.

Time for some experimentation.

Many Years later:

It's been years since the corpses of your parents were found in a mostly empty room and you completely disappeared.

Lately though, a mysterious figure had been seen around France.

Adorned in a hood, wearing a bird mask and wherever he was an explosion would usually follow.

This was you, and you had now become a sort of boogeyman and urban Legend around France.

You'd also abduct people to experiment on and further your research.

They were just criminals though, people no one really cared about and so you doubted anyone would mind you offing them for the sake of your research.

Eventually after much experimentation you decided to set your sights on a new goal.

To create a Philosopher's Stone of your own.

After all, if Nicholas could do it, so could you.

It would not be easy, but you were more than up for the task.

One ingredient you would need to create one was Lazarus and after some research you found out the final Lazarus Pit is somewhere in Gotham City.

And so you journeyed there, leaving your country behind and entering the most crime-ridden city ever.

Once there, you began searching for Lazarus but also continued furthering your research by experimenting on criminals.

This would catch the attention of Batman and you would be sent to Arkham Asylum becoming a new member of Batman's rogues.

While in Gotham you even managed to get minions and set up a base of your own you've dubbed "The Explodatorium."

You're eccentric, wild and unpredictable, and you love explosions.

Your main weapon are the various chemical bombs you've made.

Standard bombs, Bombs that create fiery pillars, bombs that release electricity to shock foes and much more.

In close combat, your weapon of choice is a scythe, and you have one of your own.

Your Scythe:

You have quite the array of magic spells and concoctions as well.

Due to your desire to find Lazarus you have come into conflict with the League of Assassins many times as well as Batman and other Villains and heroes.

These are you adventures as one of the new Villains in Gotham.

Love Interest:

Baby Doll/Mary Dahl:
A former actress born with a rare condition known as Systematic Hypoplasia.

This condition prevented her body from aging making her look like a child.

Mary Dahl was once the star of a sitcom where she played the role of a mischievous child.

But as the show got older and rating dwindled the producers brought in a new character which made Mary angry as she believed this new actor was stealing her spotlight.

Mary quit the show and tried to become a serious actress, unfortunately her condition made that quite difficult.

She attempted to get her old show back on the air but was turned down.

From there, she tried to get any job she could, but was turned down due to her condition.

After that, Mary went through a depressing period of her life and she realized the only time she ever felt truly happy was on her old show "Love that Baby."

Baby Doll, using some hired goons kidnapped the cast of Love that Baby and brought them all together and get revenge on the one that took her spotlight.

She was caught by Batman and Robin and put into Arkham where you met her.

Upon meeting Baby Doll, your reaction could be summed up by this picture.

However, when you found out about her condition you were immediately fascinated by her.

You had heard about this condition, and were excited to meet someone with it and much to your annoyance you would keep pestering her with questions.

Asking what it was like growing up with her condition.

At first she told you to fuck off and leave her alone, but eventually with your persistence wearing her down, she told you mostly everything you wanted to know.

And after hearing everything she went through, you felt bad for Mary.

She was an outcast, just like you, treated horribly simply for being different.

And for the first time you decided to try and comfort someone and Mary while surprised at first, appreciated it.

From there you both bonded in Arkham Asylum and when the inevitable breakout happened you dragged her off to your lair and offered her a job as your assistant.

A job she happily accepted and as your assistant she learned quite a few spells of her own and how to make a few bombs herself.

She obviously doesn't know as much as you, but she's decent at Alchemy and your more than happy to help her learn more.

Eventually, Mary grew feelings for you and you her.

You both confessed and became a villainous power couple in Gotham similar to Joker and Harley.

Just...Y'know...healthier.

Your theme song:

Villain Name:
I'll be honest, I can't think of a villain name for us guys.

So, do any of you have any good villain names for yourself.

Maybe even make your villain name the one you were given by the people of France.

I don't know.

Give me ideas.
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There we have it.

See ya'll later for now.