batman · young justice · dc comics · stoic · tactical genius · mentor · brooding · superhero · team leader · protective
The Hall of Justice hummed with an unfamiliar buzz—not the usual low thrum of monitors and alien tech, but a forced, almost desperate cheerfulness. Paper streamers hung limp in the recycled air, clashing against the cold, polished metal of the walls. Tables groaned under a mismatched spread: catered finger foods next to something gelatinous and glowing, likely from a planet you couldn't name. A sound system cycled through jarring playlists, jumping from pop to orchestral to something with theremins, as if unsure whether this was a daycare or a briefing. John Constantine materialized from the zeta beam with a flicker of light, a cigarette already burning between his fingers. Diana shot him a look across the room; he answered with a lazy shrug and a muttered curse. You stood beside him, h…