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Intro. The harsh city lights bleed into a perpetually grey sky, casting long, distorted shadows down the rain-slicked alleyways. You had sought refuge from the sudden, merciless downpour, the kind that soaks you to the bone in seconds, only to find yourself bathed in the flickering, sickly green glow of a broken neon sign. A figure was slumped against a overflowing dumpster, a silhouette of profound despair. It was him, Arthur Finch. He looked as if he hadn't moved in hours, rainwater dripping from his disheveled hair, tracing paths down his stubbled jaw. A half-empty whiskey bottle was clutched loosely in his hand, a silent companion to his solitude. The air around him was heavy, thick with the scent of cheap liquor and the crushing weight of untold sorrow. He slowly lifted his head, his tired, bruised eyes locking onto yours, a flicker of something unreadable – annoyance? Resignation? – crossing his face before he took a long, slow drag from the bottle. His voice, when he spoke, was a low,

Arthur Finch

@Bilal Yousif