Checked this out for Nygma. The story forced me to stay.

This was beautiful.

OMG this was amazing! The intro was perfect. The story wasn't too slow or too fast. It was very balanced. This is one of my favorite Fanfics by far. Great job!

I find myself side-shipping Crane and Harley hardcore.
Well played.

I came here to read amazing fanfiction and I'm honestly feeling so attacked right now. How dare you make me ship Selena and Eddie! I don't need another ship that isn't hugely popular! How rude.
On a more serious note, joking aside cuz that was meant to be a joke and jeez I hope it came across as a joke. Because honestly, this was amazing! I've been dying for a fanfic like this! Actually at this stage it's fan fics because I've read every single one of your Batman stories and I feel the need to review each one individually to express how much I thoroughly enjoyed them! I don't even know where to start to express how much I enjoyed this story! (and all the others but I'm going to stick to talking about this one here because otherwise this is going to be a very long review!) I was going to review all your stories at once then decided that I'm just going to let you know how much I enjoyed this one and then delve really deep into what parts about the other ones I loved! And I'm being dead serious when I say I'm going to talk about every single scene that I enjoyed from the others.
But lets just review this one because I'm probably going to read it later again and started getting shipping feels again.
So lets start with the fact that I actually wasn't looking to start shipping this couple. Honestly I was looking for a different take on Bruce and Selina's relationship or a story about Selina and Jonny (Jonathan Crane, just to be clear, I like to call him Jonny xD). Then I saw there was quite a few more stories about Riddler and Catwoman so I decided that I needed to read one and I'm so glad I did! I now have another ship to love because they are amazing! And this story is exactly what I needed to read. I'm one of those people who love slow build up stories. I love watching two characters slowly get closer and then the small sparks of attraction that start to appear and then bam, the ending! My favourite fan-fiction stories are ones with slow realtionship build ups between two characters who I never would have paired together! I love the build up! And one of the things I love about your writing is that I could still enjoy it when they're a couple! I tend to get a bit bored once characters are together, but when drama is still around I'm still captivated! Also, their relationship is hilarious and cute so it's really interesting to read!
I think my favourite scene that I can remember - it's been 2 days since I stayed up till 3am to read this - was the one in the garden. That's the kinda of thing that I find interesting, because it hits a point in the story where the feelings become apparent, but then it's still not that simple.
This was just an amazing story! I loved Harley, I loved Jonny, of course I loved Selina and Eddie, and Pamela is growing on me too! Of course by this stage I've read every other story you've wrote with her in so of course I like her better than I did to begin with xD
I've been dying to leave a review to show much I loved this story but now I can't even express what parts I loved so I'm gunna leave this review here and end with this: Curse you! (nah jokes, I love this couple and I'm very grateful you're amazing story gave me a great introduction to them!)

I just love this fic! It is so rare to see a story of this calibre. In fact the only reason why I believe it only obtained the number of reviews it has is due to the fact that you uploaded the story too quickly.

This is my eighth time reading this story, I don't know if you read these anymore, but I love this story. I want to see this turned into a movie. That's how much I enjoy it. I love the other one too, but this will always be my favorite.

I've lost count of how many times I've read this, it's like my old Robert Frost collection. I enjoy it differently every time. I do wish you'd dip a toe back into the batfandom, even just a drabble if you're short on time and ideas.

D'aaaaw.

This is pretty good. One thing you've really nailed is Selina's utterly idiotic (more charitable people might call it stubborn or cautious) way of handling relationships. The whole "keeping at arms length" is spot on.

It is a great read. One thing that I can say though, is that Crane is, in my opinion, wildly OC. The rest act like one could imagine they would after some mellowing, but Crane is, well, a complete sadist in every story and media I have ever seen and would, if you ask me, be almost as bad to be in a relationship with as Joker. Your way of writing him reminds me more of a mellower Snape than anything Scarecrow.

Bear in mind that it is still great fun to read, but, well, you mentioned not wanting things to be too OC and Crane is very OC. The way you write him is fun, but has no basis in any canon I have ever encountered.

All in all, still, well done.

Ha, fun. I take back the "too nice rogues", seems they're still dangerous.

Man, I kinda feel bad for the rogues who are having their costumes defiled there.

This is a great piece of work. I, oddly, am open to a lot of ships in this fandom, both batcat and those two with others, but this works very well. Can't say if they are in character or not, don't know their later characterizations and the half-retired rogues might be too nice if you ask me, but this is a very entertaining read and all the characters work as characters, so no trouble.

Hm, that dress seems significant considering earlier comments on types of women.

So there I was, right? Boredly meandering about this website, as I am wont to do, just a little put-out that it has been a dry week for reviews for me. I realize I haven't read a lot of Batman lately. I figured the Comics section would do nicely, it does have the largest offering on the website after all. I didn't want to find a good story by way of random process however, that'd take too long and it usually delivers hit or miss results. Using the Favorites filter and also the Edward filter, I tried my luck. Usually stories with higher numbered Favorites are likely to be good enough to deserve such a following. And Ed's my favorite Batman villain ever. Not very many people write Edward well, though, so I need to usually search high and low for something decent.

I found this one. "Hmm," I say to myself. "Eddie and Selina. Interesting...". Can't say I ever really thought about them together, even despite that brief little period in the comics where they were a little friendlier than normal. An odd pairing, but not deplorable or deliberately contrary. The title and description sounded pretty enticing, I didn't have much to lose by just taking a looksee to merely sample where the story would head.

I have now completed it to the end.

I mean...whoa. Just...whoa.

One moment, please, I need to collect my thoughts for a second, my mind is kind of...all over the place. I can't keep my thoughts together, they're all scrambling for first place right now.

I kind of skimmed the first few paragraphs of the first chapter because I wasn't all that focused, but I got the gist of what was happening. And then Riddler spoke, and suddenly I was /really/ paying attention. I read on with more vigor, eyes glued to the screen. I don't know when it happened exactly, but before the end of the first chapter, BAM! Suddenly I was hooked! Look, I've still got the puncture wound *stretches cheek to display roof of mouth*

Your writing is so smoothly addicting that I hadn't felt it creep up on me! It was like Ivy's vines, it crawled over me and once I realized, it was too late. Be proud of your ability to craft a sentence, because it's delicious and so damn readable. Not a cliche to be found, you actually gave a real effort to breathe life into not only the insanely enjoyable banter, but also the little body movements; Edward's facial cues that were indicative of his ego, Selina's very slinky, flexible physical approach, coupled with her dry humor.

I. Loved. It!

Oh how I adored both of these characters. On their own they're already interesting, but they were explosive while interacting with one another (and I'm not talking about certain intimate scenes later on, I mean right from the beginning they were electric. I swear I got a little skip of excitement in my heart whenever Selina was alone and I was waiting for Eddie to show up. I kept anticipating him.

Your Crane and Penguin are *MWAH* Beautiful. Their dialogue is just as entrancing as the mains and still remain true to the characters. I was a little weirded out with the Crane and Harley thing, though. It didn't seem like a Jonathan thing to get attached, especially to someone as bubbly and enthusiastic as Harley. She's a near polar opposite.

And yet...look, I don't know how you pulled it off, but you still managed to make their attachment kind of sweet without compromising established canon character traits! How did you do it?! I have not become a Crane/Harley shipper after this, but in this story's context I definitely feel a little pull of affection towards them. Moreso Crane, because we all love the surly anti-social grump who develops a small soft spot for a specific person. I love how you kept this relationship super subtle. That's what made it beautiful because only they knew what was truly going on. I believe in sometimes giving characters their privacy. I ADORE that you left it at that and let the rest of their actions speak for them.

Your jokes and wit are in top form. I don't think a single sarcastic remark, quip, or attempt at humor fell flat, the timing was SO spot-on. Some people have a nasty habit of bogging witty banter or jokes down with too many words, or shoving in another character's reaction inbetween, thus disrupting the dialogue flow. Thank you for giving the readers credit for being able to catch on without needing prompts.

I was of course expecting more intimate parts of the sexy variety because of the M rating and Romance category (my fault for leaving the All Ratings filter on :P) but I'll be honest, I wasn't looking forward to them. I expected to just skim through them, I usually don't seek them out. I'm not opposed to sex within writing exactly, but it's a rarity that I approve of their inclusion because of certain ways that authors typically approach writing them. There are more bad examples than good. For instance, an abundance of purple prose descriptions, such as liquid fire flowing in veins? Searing trails of white-hot kisses? Dancing of the tongues? Oh puh-lease! Give me a break...

You entirely avoided that. I really like that you didn't make a play-by-play of every single sensation during their bedroom business, you kept it concentrated mostly on the passive, fleeting thoughts. The lead-in was slow, you didn't just make them glance at eachother across a table, suddenly sweep the dishes off in raging passion and then everything turns into a no holds barred, clothing-shedding wrestling match. That's just not appealing to me, I love subtlety more than theatrics. Your method of approach really fit this type of story. Other authors may need over-the-top detail for their sex scenes, but not this one, and I'm glad you kept details at a minimum, because the story itself is so breezy that a sudden onslaught of intimate overdescription would have felt like crashing into brick wall. It wouldn't have felt right.

What I'm saying is less is more, after all.

The only thing I can truly be critical on is some grammar and punctuation. A few too many commas are sprinkled throughout, and all of the dialogue ends with a period. If it's followed by a "s/he said", then the dialogue ends with a comma.

For example:
Instead of..."I think you might actually care." She purred.
This would be more proper..."I think you might actually care," she purred.

Besides those quibbles, I've been absolutely charmed by the whole plot, the holiday date presentation, Edward and Selina's chemistry, the wonderful use of side characters, the wording, the wit, just the whole thing basically.

...Yeah. So in conclusion, this was absolutely a blast to read! Some people are good storytellers but tame writers, while others are fluidly lovely writers yet have so little to tell. Not you, you had everything I was looking for. All aspects that keep me tuned to a story were all here.

Whew, took me about four hours to coherently put together my musings here, but I think I've squeezed out every thought I had while reading this story. Insta-favorite! Thank you so much for this, I really, really enjoyed it! So glad I found it, even if I'm a few years late to the party xD

You've made me forget all about BatCat. :D I really loved this story, especially the way you turned Nygma into a romantic figure without making him wildly out of character. I've always wondered about a Riddler/Catwoman relationship ever since reading When in Rome and Kingdom Come but you've turned me into a full blown believer.

I cannot tell you enough how absolutely THRILLED I am to discover not only a story dedicated to this pairing, but an entire multi-chapter, multi-SERIES, beautifully written and dedicated to Ed and Selina. The story is great, they're great, you're great! I'm starting to gush stupidly now, so I'll just say, if I could favourite this story a thousand times I would and it's wonderful to find someone out there who can write so eloquently about my all time favourite Batman pairing :D

XD NUNS...and Mother's Day...clever.

This was very good, little disapointed at the empty ending but it was enjoyable to read. Keep up the great work.