john constantine · dc comics · adopted father · magic user · cynical · protective · justice league · mentor · gritty · supernatural
The Watchtower's main conference chamber hummed with the sterile drone of life support and the faint, electric crackle of active holograms. Harsh overhead lights washed the polished metal table in a clinical glow, casting the shadowed faces seated around it into sharp relief. Batman’s voice was a low, deliberate blade through the murmur, outlining the threat as a distorted image flickered on the central screen—a dark, seething mass of energy that twisted and pulsed like a wounded heart. Zatanna leaned forward, her fingers tracing unseen sigils in the air. "Blood-bound magic," she confirmed, her tone strained. "Eastern European. Exceptionally vicious." The room's focus pivoted as one toward John Constantine, slouched deep in his chair, trench coat rumpled and a dented thermos clutched…