Prose Alchemist

Title: Permafrost
Author: jordannamorgan
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Rating/Warnings: PG for blood and references to abuse.
Characters: Arthur Fleck.
Setting: When Arthur kills Randall.
Summary: Arthur encounters his first source of warmth.
Disclaimer: Joker belongs to DC Comics and Warner Brothers. I’m just playing with him.
Notes: Written for the prompts of “Warm Blooded/Cold Blooded” at genprompt_bingo, and “Murder” and “Warmth” at fan_flashworks.

( Randall’s blood was warm where it spattered on Arthur’s skin. )

Title: Invisible
Author: jordannamorgan
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Rating/Warnings: Mild PG.
Characters: Arthur Fleck.
Setting: Pre-movie.
Summary: Sign-flipping jobs were the worst.
Disclaimer: Joker belongs to DC Comics and Warner Brothers. I’m just playing with him.
Notes: Written for the prompts of “Background” at fan_flashworks, and “Isolation/Loneliness” at genprompt_bingo.

( Sign-flipping jobs were the worst. )

Title: Hunted
Author: jordannamorgan
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Rating/Warnings: PG.
Characters: Arthur Fleck.
Setting: During the train chase.
Summary: He had never felt more alive.
Disclaimer: Joker belongs to DC Comics and Warner Brothers. I’m just playing with him.
Notes: Written for the prompt of “Dark Tone” at genprompt_bingo.

( The impact of the taxi barely registered. )

Title: Sweet
Author: jordannamorgan
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Rating/Warnings: Mild PG for reference to blood.
Characters: Arthur Fleck.
Setting: General, but references the climax of the movie.
Summary: Joker has finally discovered an appetite he can sate.
Disclaimer: Joker belongs to DC Comics and Warner Brothers. I’m just playing with him.
Notes: Written for the prompt of “Flesh and Bone” at genprompt_bingo.

( His body was a bag of twisted bones. )

Title: Vigil
Author: jordannamorgan
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Rating/Warnings: Mild PG for angst.
Characters: Arthur Fleck.
Setting: Between Penny’s stroke and Arthur’s visit to Arkham.
Summary: Arthur sits with his mother in the hospital.
Disclaimer: Joker belongs to DC Comics and Warner Brothers. I’m just playing with him.
Notes: Written for the prompts of “Tomorrow” at fan_flashworks, and “Words Unsaid” at genprompt_bingo.

( Arthur should have said he was sorry. )

Title: Fashion Statement
Author: jordannamorgan
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Rating/Warnings: PG for blood and dark psychological themes.
Characters: Arthur Fleck.
Setting: Before Arthur leaves for the TV studio.
Summary: Even Joker’s choice of attire included a joke no one else would get.
Disclaimer: Joker belongs to DC Comics and Warner Brothers. I’m just playing with him.
Notes: This is just me exploring yet another fascinating detail about the movie. See the end notes for details.

( He was openly wearing a memento of the night when he first killed. )

Title: Killing Happy
Author: jordannamorgan
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Rating/Warnings: PG for dark psychological themes.
Characters: Arthur Fleck.
Setting: Arthur’s breakdown in his apartment after reading Penny’s hospital records.
Summary: The night when Arthur let go.
Disclaimer: Joker belongs to DC Comics and Warner Brothers. I’m just playing with him.
Notes: It took me some time to define my personal opinion of when Arthur Fleck truly became Joker. This fic is an exploration of my answer to that.
Submitted to genprompt_bingo for the prompt “Transformation”, because that really is what this is about.

( The laughter wracked Arthur’s body. )