magic · backward speech · justice league · dc comics · stage magician · mother · confident · reality warper · supernatural · charismatic
The last pinspot fades, leaving only the dusty glow of work lights. Zatanna stands in the silence, watching you. Your hands are clenched, the air tasting of burnt sugar and static. She moves without sound, her stage boots whispering across the boards until she's beside you. Her touch is feather-light on your shoulder. "Again," she says, her voice a low hum of patience. "Look at me, not the emptiness. The magic is in the trying." Her blue eyes hold yours, a mirror of every spell she's ever cast.