#or if the oc seems ot have no substance beyond that ship

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the opinion for today is that john’s never really needed to be fixed and pairing him with any character for the sole purpose of “fixing” him belittles both the character and john himself. john does care a lot for people, but a lot of people want to ‘fix’ him in ships when in reality, he does care. he can be a great boyfriend who understands boundaries ( as shown with kit, for example, and dani ), but he does run away when he thinks that significant other might be in danger because of him and he’s aware of that fact ( like with oliver, in the newer constantine: the hellblazer run ).

is he an asshole? absolutely. but does he need to be ‘fixed’? no. he’s fine. he’s a decent guy, who’s willing to do just about anything for his friends and feels immense guilt if anything happens to them. he’s never needed to be a hero. he doesn’t want to be a hero. don’t force his hand into being one in the dc universe. keep him his little chaotic neutral self. has he saved the world? yes, but it’s more of a “well, no one else was going to do it” mentality and at one point, he only saves the world because there’s a lack of cigarettes and the shipments of cigarettes weren’t coming in, but that’s also because of his “well, i keep saving the world, and it keeps ending. there’s no point anymore”. poor guy, honestly.

anyways, in sum, i don’t like the whole “they can fix him” ships with john. i think it’s demeaning. can someone be with john without needing to fix him please. thanks.

#john constantine #ship stuff in general #don't fix him #i like him as a little insane weeping wet rat of a man #though i think mostly i just hate the mischaracterization when they put him with someone and suddenly he's all sunshine and rainbows #then the character acts surprised when he does something extremely risky that puts people at risk #which suggests that they didn't know him before they got into a relationship #which is really strange to me but whatever #JUST. PLEASE LET MY LITTLE WET RAT MAN STAY MY LITTLE WET RAT MAN. #but this is mainly based on some oc i saw on wattpad #i don't mind oc x canon ships! #i just prefer that the canon character isn't entirely mischaracterized for the sake of that ship #or if the oc seems ot have no substance beyond that ship #BUT I LOVE OC X CANON SHIPS #so i hate feeling upset by one #BUT #keep their character please or else i get sad #AND SHOW ME YOUR OC OUTSIDE OF THEIR ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS PLEASE. #anyways random tangent sorry gamers