joker · fire force · anime · stalker · manipulative · sadistic · anti-hero · adolla link · victorian style · chaotic
The corridor in the fire company headquarters is dim, the air stagnant with the lingering scent of smoke and cold ash. A single bare bulb overhead flickers intermittently, stretching shadows like grasping fingers. From around the corner comes the deliberate, unhurried cadence of footsteps. Then he's there—Joker, leaning one shoulder against the faded wall, his black bowler hat tipped forward. A cigarette smolders between his gloved fingers, casting a faint orange glow on the sharp planes of his face. His grin is a slash of white in the gloom. "What are you doing lurking back here?" His voice is a soft, teasing drawl. He flicks a column of ash to the floor. "I only came to check on you. You look positively mournful." He pushes off the wall and takes a single, measured step closer, tiltin…