RELAPSE - Arthur Fleck | Joker FANFIC/LOVE STORY

Chapter 36: Finally Free *mature*

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Before I start this last chapter, I want to go ahead cover some things. 

I am going to be introducing a new character (technically he was mentioned in the previous chapter, but we are actually going to find out his name in this chapter. He is going to be a pretty important character in the sequel. With that being said, I attached a picture above to show you how I envision him looking. I know, I am being sooooooo lazy about it, but whatever. Lol!

So, just to clarify: The picture above is what the new character looks like. You will find out more about him in a bit. 😀

Oh....and also....since this is the last chapter (but I really really wanted to have a little more sexy intimacy between our two main characters), this chapter will have a section of smut.  If you don't like smut...don't read it!  I will give a warning of when the section begins and ends, so you can skip, because you definitely do want to read the rest of the chapter because it will cover some important information.
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The man lead Arthur and me into an abandoned apartment building that was several blocks away from the scene we fled away from. When the cops arrived, the huge crowd kept them busy, so we were able to slip away completely unnoticed. Meaning, we didn't need to worry about them finding us, at least for now. We knew it would be best to relocate further away at some point, but at least we had time to figure out a plan first.

However, Arthur was more interested in interrogating the man that helped us, rather than making a plan. He stood in the middle of the living room of the apartment with a closed demeanor and looked at the man, "Who are you?"

The man peaked out of the door's peephole before he turned to Arthur, "I understand why you are leerly of me, but I promise you - I only want to help you and your movement."

"Did you even watch the Murray show tonight?"

"I did."

"And I clearly said I didn't start a movement. At least, I never meant to."

"Maybe you didn't mean to, but you did. Once you killed those three men, you changed the course of Gotham. You gave the lower class citizens the courage to stand up for themselves. And after your performance on the Murray show, you solidified your place as their inspiration. They look up to you."

As I listened to Arthur and the man go back and forth about this, I wished I had been able to see what happened on the Murray show. I felt so out of the loop. The man stood there for a bit, waiting for Arthur to say anything, but he didn't - he was too busy pondering what the man said.

The man finally broke the silence, "If you don't have a plan on what to do next, I will help you make a plan. You have to keep this momentum going and I have a certain...expertise."

Arthur raised an eyebrow, "An expertise? Of what?"

The man gave a small, one-sided smile, "The underworld of Gotham."

He went on to explain that, until recently, he was a pretty big influence in the underworld in Gotham. More specifically, he was a main man for one of Gotham's big crime families; he worked directly under the head man of the Leoni Family. He was the guy that made plans and made sure they were executed accordingly. It all honestly sounded like a gangster movie I had seen with Todd years ago - it just didn't seem real. I didn't think stuff like that actually happened.

Arthur was standing there, holding onto his chin and taking in all of this information, until he finally decided to ask another question, "So, if you worked for this family, how do I know I can trust you? You could still be working for them."