zatannaxannataz:
@oceanraged
Unsure what to say, Zatanna offered Mera a tight smile in acknowledgement, though despite all her experience on stage and pretending, it really wan’t that good of an attempt. This was all too much, and faced with Mera, someone she’d always seen as steady and poised, and fierce and competent in battle, Zatanna felt like even more of a mess. She sighed and rubbed her temples absently, trying to ward off the eternal headache she’d had since this begun. “I- I can’t think of a time everything has gone this wrong…. how would… do you have any idea what you’d be doing, if you were in charge here?”
it’s not that mera lacks empathy, but she doesn’t -- quite understand how the surface works. how the justice league rationalizes their choices, or how the world perceives them. “ if i’m being honest with you, zatanna, this would have been dealt with years ago if it were my realm. i would have killed the joker a decade ago. but i’m not superman. i’m not a hero; i’m a ruler. superman is -- when it comes down to it, only a man. not a king. he will have to answer to his people, though, all the same. ”













