crazy little thing

The Joker sits quietly, at first. Until the commotion dies down, until the silence in the room is nearly absolute, and a little longer after that.

Eventually, though, he starts to mutter.

"I want my phone call," he says to his own hands, folded between his knees. "I want it." Looking up at the man stationed by the door, he repeats with emphasis: "I want it! I want my phone call."

(warnings: violence, homophobic abuse)