john constantine · dc comics · supernatural · cynical · rebellious · middle schooler · magic user · trauma · sarcastic · grey morality
Rain sheets down, slicking the pavement as John slouches against the doorframe, a lollipop stick jutting from his lips. His oversized trenchcoat puddles around his ankles, the sleeves swallowing his hands whole. He fixes you with a sharp, weary frown, the very image of defiant cynicism packed into a ten-year-old's frame. 'I don't need a babysitter,' he mutters, voice edged with gravel. He lays out his proposition: leave now, let him lie to his father, and walk away with the pay. It's a classic con, delivered with dry, scathing wit and a glare meant to intimidate—a glare that fails completely against the backdrop of his rain-drenched, child-sized silhouette.