#coldblazer

For @roguesjustwannahavefun for the @arrowversequarantinefic-exchange

A very late gift, of which I apologise

Pairing: John Constantine/Leonard Snart

Rated: Teens & Up

Summary: “All my life I’ve hurt people, conned them, made people’s lives a living Hell and now I find myself on this ship with you lot, hunted down by someone I’ve spent years trying to save and I don’t know which way is up.

"So I may not know Mr Snart like you do, but from what I do know about him, I reckon we have more in common than we know. So who knows, eh? I go pay him a visit and maybe we can help each other out.

“...And he’s bloody gorgeous, so there’s that.”

Or:

The one in which Leonard Snart gets himself into a spot of bother in The Afterlife and John Constantine knows he's the only man for the job.

Excerpt:

Of the things he’s capable of feeling, it’s the very uninspiring ‘doubt’ variety which is the worst kind, which affects him most, John thinks. More so than fear, than anger. Only makes his conscience shift uncomfortably even when reason and experience hold him firm and remind him over and over that he’s in the right.

And John can’t afford to be shaken, to be off-kilter. Because it’s precisely the swell of his will power and the steadiness of his hands and the intensity of his faith in his abilities that drives away the dark things. Gives him the strength to carry his burdens. Keeps the flame lit and guiding him forward into the unknown.

Not even the religious kind of doubt is as affecting, as there’s a marked difference between belief in Divine Judgement and outright knowing it’s there. And the rules are very clear on what happens to non-believers, rules which are written and immovable, and John knows precisely where he stands in that regard -- and where he will stand on Judgement Day, for that matter. It’s what allows him to just bloody get on with it and keep one step ahead of the shadows. The finality affords a kind of peace, which he can appreciate. There’s a simplicity in the inevitable, and life could always do with being simpler.

But second guessing himself has ever led him down dangerous paths. Hesitation to act begets the illusion that he has a moral compass, which only leads to fruitless attachments, which leads to somebody dying. It’s as cyclic as the day and night, and part of the reason people are better off without him.

He does what he has to do because it has to be done, and for a long time this outlook was enough.

Which could be completely reasonable, depending on which context you’ve seen him in, but since I’ve mostly seen him on LoT (and in Sandman), I did a bit of a double-take, because

A shared cell this time, he realises - only when he eventually stops spitting bile at the cop on the other side of the bars long enough to notice - with a few sweaty bikers, a passed out meth-head and another man; a man that John immediately thinks looks fairly out of place in this dingy holding cell with his clean, stylish clothes, deceptively youthful and very, very - damn near ethereally -  handsome features and eyes so intent and fixated ahead like the secrets of the world are written in cursive on the wall in front of him; a picture of sophistication like the types that model cologne on airplane magazines yet lounging devil-may-care with an indifference that speaks of someone who doesn’t expect to be there for much longer; and then John comes smack dab into a realisation, one that has him letting go of the bars and feeling more like his default of cosmic plaything.

He chuckles sardonically and begins rummaging for a cigarette, full in the knowledge that Hells Angel 1 and 2 are going to think he’s best mates with the guy twitching on the bench for what he’s about to do but he’s already past caring as he approaches the man and sighs, “Why don’t we just cut to the chase and you tell me why you were sent down ‘ere, and don’t say to get my bail or you might give me the impression that someone up High actually cares, and God forbid an Angel does something angelic when I’m involved.”

Despite the stillness of his form, Handsome snaps his head towards him almost immediately and John gets a sub-second look at two high cheekbones, a perfectly shaped widow’s peak and a pair of quite untrustworthy blue eyes, and he’s so focussed on how the colour of them is actually quite a normal looking blue rather than the supernatural blue he was expecting, that he almost misses the, “If that’s a variant of ‘Did it hurt when you fell from Heaven’ then allow me to be the guy that urges you to update your cheesy pick up line catalogue,” drawling back at him.

If there’s something that John hates more than being wrong it’s being unsure, and the longer he peers at the guy - going back to his wall-vigil - the more the feeling builds and he takes a seat under the window, fiddling with a bent cigarette, thinking whether or not to press on or backpedal before clumsily deciding on, “So, what got you in ‘ere then, mystery man, if not a fall.”

But when the door to the precinct dings and the cop tentatively abandons his post with a confused expression to get it, the guy merely glances at his watch, smiles devilishly and moves to the padlock with three long strides pulling out something from his pocket along the way, answering, “It’s not what gets you in,” and the lock is picked in impressive time, “it’s what gets you out,” and John thinks, as he watches Handsome walk through the bars with a teasing smirk before disappearing round a corner, is that maybe Someone is looking out for him, before raising an eyebrow, placing the bent cigarette in his mouth and taking after him.

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Flash (TV 2014), DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV), Constantine (TV), Hellblazer, Hellblazer & Related Fandoms, Constantine: The Hellblazer (Comics) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con Relationships: Leonard Snart/John Constantine, Leonard Snart/OMC, John Constantine/Gary Green, John Constantine/Gary Green/Leonard Snart Characters: Leonard Snart, John Constantine, OMC, Gary Green Additional Tags: ColdBlazer, ColdBlazer Week, Ghosts and Chains, Abuse, h/c, Hurt/Comfort, bad dom, Sub!Len, Rape, non con, Exorcism, Magic!John, Verse!Gary, Verse!John Summary:

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Flash (TV 2014), DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV), Constantine (TV), Hellblazer, Hellblazer & Related Fandoms, Constantine: The Hellblazer (Comics), Teen Wolf (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Leonard Snart/John Constantine, Leonard Snart/Liam Dunbar, OMC/Derek Hale Characters: Leonard Snart, John Constantine, Derek Hale, Scott McCall, Liam Dunbar, OMC(s) Additional Tags: ColdBlazer, ColdBlazer Week, ColdBlazer Week Day 1, Music to go by, Theif!Len, Pornographer!Len, Cross Over, Crossover, Pornstar!Derek, Pornstar!Scott, Pornstar!Liam, porn shoot, Porn Shoot Alibi, Hook Up, Saved My Ass, Need a Cup of Cum, Thief for Hire, Firemen Pornstars Summary:

Welcome to ColdBlazer (John Constantine/Leonard Snart) Week 2018!

This will run from October 25 - October 31st.  We’ll have two prompts a day to help give you some flexibility and options when it comes to writing.  I’ll most likely create an A03 collection later on to allow for posting to that in October.

Tag works posted on A03 or Tumblr with ColdBlazer Week 2018 so that we can be sure to find it and make sure it gets reblogged.

Thursday - October 25 - Day 1

Music to go by - Music related stories that center around the sounds these men face, be they hellish possessed records or a song they just can’t get out of their head.

Ghosts and Chains - Got an ex that’s died and stuck as a ghost?  Have a haunted house?  Or simply looking to hunt ghosts with a partner, we’ve got you covered.

Friday - October 26 - Day 2

Cursed Objects - Sometimes you run across a magical object in a thrift store, sometimes you get a call about a strange accident centered around a doll.  Or maybe you like to place curses in odd objects?

Evil Twins - (Demonic/Possessed!John / Doomworld!Len) Not everyone’s always on their best behavior, sometimes it takes a dark presence to find what feels right.

Saturday - October 27 - Day 3

Take your lover to work - (power swap) - How ever it happened, Len has the powers of a practiced warlock/magician, and John is a world class thief.

Take up the Cause - The world is a dark place, sometimes Dr. Fate is required, sometimes old thieves get talked into joining the fight against evil.

Sunday - October 28 - Day 4

Step into Hell - Has John’s sins finally caught up with him?  Has Len stolen the wrong object and been made to pay the price? Either way someone’s gone to hell and the other wants to drag them back.

Virgin Sacrifices - Has Len been sold by his father to a warlock for sacrificing?  Has John been given to a mob boss’ son as a play thing?  Explore these men’s first time.

Monday - October 29 - Day 5

Magic gone Awry - Sometimes spells go a bit wild, down right bonkers.  And sometimes it’d down to a plucky blond git to sort it all out.

One Night in Purgatory - Two lost souls in the underworld? The boys get nicked by the coppers on the same night?  Or are they having a one night stand after meeting in a less than ideal situation?

Tuesday - October 30 - Day 6

Flirting with Danger - Demons, vampires, werewolves, any dark thing that goes bump in the night, it’s all fair game here.  Is Len a supernatural looking for some strange with the wayward warlock?  Is John gone and caught himself a civilian?  Is Constantine an immortal seeking fresh flesh and another lover?

Feast of the Saints - Never hunt on an empty stomach, are the boys going out for supper, just snagging a bite to eat, or having food sex?  It’s entirely up to you.

Wednesday - October 31st - Day 7

Masks make the man - Are they going to a costume party?  Are they dressing up for kinky sex?  Or are the boys playing in their alter egos?

Free Day - What ever your wicked little hearts can come up with?  Bondage, magic, Dom!Len/sub!John, Dom!John/sub!Len, sky’s the limit.  Go wild!

Papa says so - Papa Midnight’s back and he’s up to some bad habits.  Has he hired Len to steal from John?  Hired John to steal from Len?  Or has he put someone’s life in danger yet again?

And thus we are off to it lads and lasses and all those in-between and beyond. Let your imaginations run wild and your passions boil over.  Create what you love and give it shape and form!  Share your hidden desires with all of us who enjoy ColdBlazer.

 - Rules -

If you want to be included in the A03 collection, it should be open in October for people to post in.

Please tag works with ColdBlazer Week 2018 so we can find it.

Post on A03, Tumblr, or any site you like so long as you link us so we can enjoy your work too!

Submissions aren’t limited to written stories, we accept any medium you wish to create in.  Only written submissions on a03 will go into the a03 collection once it’s open, but we welcome any art, backgrounds, drawings, or anything else you can come up with!

And ot3+ are welcome.  So long as it has at least John/Len in it, you can add anyone you please.  Barry, Mick, Axel, Oliver, any one you want. 

You don’t have to do all 15 prompts if you don’t want to.  If you want to do just one or two, that’s perfectly fine.  No pressure here.

Early or Late?  Doesn’t matter, if the collection is closed, just poke one of us and we’ll help you on in.  This is good to be written all of 2018 and beyond.

Crossovers, AUs, Other Earths, and time travel are ALL welcome.  Enjoy yourself!