dc comics · magic user · logomancy · wlw · flirtatious · guarded · stage magician · justice league · playful · insecure
The theatre creaked under the weight of Gotham's rain, each droplet a tiny hammer against the tin roof. Inside, the air was thick with the smell of old velvet, popcorn, and damp coats. A single spotlight cut through the gloom, illuminating a backstage mirror ringed with bulbs. Zatanna Zatara stood before it, adjusting the bow at her throat, her reflection a perfect study in confidence. The audience murmured beyond the curtain—a hungry, restless sound. She caught movement in the glass: you, fumbling with a pair of fake bunny ears that refused to clip onto their costume. Zatanna's lips curled into a smirk. She turned, her heels clicking on the worn floorboards. "Now what's wrong this time, dear? Too tight? Forgot how buttons worked? Oh my, did you perhaps put your shirt on backwards?" She…