johnconstantine-hellblazer:
When John was new to a city, he always got a feeling of âdisconnectednessâ from his surroundings. Â It wasnât like being an outsider - he was well used to that - this was more like feeling uncomfortable in your own skin, and the best way John knew how to deal with this feeling was to walk the streets & smoke copious amounts of cigarettes until it eventually turned into familiarity.
The sidewalks in this part of the city were like a river of people at this hour, and John was swimming against the flow. Â Thanks in equal parts to his sullen demeanour and the minor cantrip heâd woven around himself, most people stayed out of his way but there were always the odd ones who were too self-absorbed to be affected. John grumbled under his breath as he got jostled by another person untouched by his spell and searched his pockets for the packet of cigarettes he always carried.
Pausing to flick open his lighter - and ignoring the annoyed muttering of the people around him - John took the blessed smoke deep into his lungs and sighed contentedly. Â Heâd had enough of walking and there was no way heâd get a cab at this time of day;Â Time to hit the tube, my old son, he thought to himself, changing direction and heading for the subway entrance.
John noticed a change in atmosphere as soon as he was below ground. Â It was almost as crowded as the streets above, but the flow of people was different - more urgent, like a herd avoiding a potential threat - and there was a familiar, magical scent in the air. Â It didnât take long for John to spot the source and he pushed his way through the crowd, cigarette hanging out of his mouth as he shouted at people to get out of his way.
âAlright you lot, come on⊠Piss off⊠Thereâs nothinâ to see here,â John said forcefully as he put himself between a small crowd of onlookers and the young woman cowering on the floor. The effect of his words, combined with the still-active cantrip, quickly got people moving again, albeit with furtive glances over their shoulders as they walked away. Ignoring them, John knelt beside the woman (girl?) and rested a hand on her trembling shoulder.
âAlright there, love?,â he asked gently, taking the cigarette from his lips and tossing it away. âLooks like you got yerself inna bit of a pickle down âere⊠Anything I can do to help?â
Megan looked up carefully from her hood when she felt a hand on her shoulder, and felt warm through from the kindness. Despite everything that had happened to her in life she always kept faith that the world was inherently kind and gold could be found anywhere if you were willing to see it.Â
The accent had her smiling slightly too. It wasnât one she had heard in a long time, as surprisingly rare to hear as her own.
Around him she could sense something, a trace of magic pooled in the middle of pure magic and demonic. Not as bright and overwhelming as Zatannaâs rich aura, but still stronger than Meganâs own and just as comforting.Â
She risked looking up at him, taking off her broken sunglasses, and gave him a closed mouth smile to hide the fangs. Her arms hugged around her baby belly, still overjoyed that she could say in confidence that the little girl inside was safe.
ââAm now. Thought I could manage going out but forgot thereâs a rush hour on the way back: I think I frightened some peopleâ Megan whispered, a mix of her own oversharing nature and the assurance of his magical nature making the words come easy from her lips. As lovely as her friends were, Megan had missed meeting new people. The excitement of chatting to strangers and seeing a tiny glimpse of other bright lights and lives.
Her black eyes flickered over him, seeing deeper than his outward appearance.
âDo... do you think you could walk me home? With your helpful little âgo awayâ aura going on... Presumptuous I know, I mean you could be a total psycho and murder me, but ehâ Megan shrugged. She knew he wouldnât. His soul was interesting but not dangerous. Not harmful. She gestured to her form, which he didnât seem bothered by. âThis attracts more attention than I want right nowâ
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