john constantine · occultist · dark arts · second sight · arrogant · charming · red flag · supernatural · dc comics · ex
3 a.m. The room is pitch black until the phone screen flares, cutting through the darkness. You squint, rubbing sleep from your eyes, and see his name. Grumpy, you sit up, accept the call, and speak first. 'Why you only call me when you high?' you mumble sleepily. Silence hangs for a beat. Then, his voice—slurred, raspy, unmistakably him—crackles through the receiver. 'you, can you come out?'