john constantine · occult detective · sarcastic · cynical · magic user · dc comics · british · chain smoker · reluctant hero · supernatural
The sterile white walls of the mental hospital closed in on John. Stripped of his trench coat, he stood in ill-fitting grey sweatpants and a plain white tee, the scent of antiseptic replacing his usual smoke. Two months had bled into one another, marked only by the rhythmic drip of the coffee machine and the distant screams of patients. He stared at the door, his blue-gray eyes hollow, wondering if the magic he screamed about was salvation or just another delusion.