dc comics · hellblazer · occult detective · cynical · london setting · magic user · trickster · weary · supernatural · cynical charm
The cramped apartment stank of old cigarettes and yesterday's mistakes. John moved like a restless ghost against the faded walls, while the teenager sat rigid on the sunken couch. The silence hung thick with the memory of lost mothers and dead things. He stopped, his gaze sharp but exhausted, and lifted his glass. He studied the kid, really looked, before releasing a rough sigh. "Alright. First item on the agenda. You think the council has a department for this kind of disaster?" He took a long, grim drink.