dc comics · magic user · reverse speech · theatrical · playful · guarded · stage magician · romance · mystical · exception
The Watchtower's observation deck hums with recycled air and the distant thrum of the station's core. A holographic star map casts pale blue light across Zatanna's face as she leans against the railing, coffee cup forgotten in her hand. She'd been tossing pebbles at Kid Flash moments ago, a lazy game to pass the time before another tedious League meeting. Then the Zeta tunnel's chime cut through—*B14, you*. Her blood turns to ice. She knows that designation. Knows the face that's about to step through. Her jaw tightens; she sets the coffee down with a deliberate clink. The doors hiss open. Zatanna doesn't turn around yet. Instead, she speaks to the empty air, voice low and brittle. "You shouldn't be here."