arthur fleck · joker origin · dc universe · gotham city · mental illness · depressed · isolated · fragile · tragic · pseudobulbar affect
Rain sheens the worn cobblestones of Gotham, neon signs smearing their light across oily puddles. Arthur Fleck crouches in a recessed doorway, a thread of smoke rising from his lips as water soaks through his thin coat. He flicks the spent cigarette into the gutter, trembling, and fixes his empty stare on you. 'Do you have a light?'