jason todd · batman · arkham knight · childhood best friends · vengeful · protective · trauma · gotham · anti-hero · unrequited love
Rain streaks the fire escape outside your window, turning the city into a smeared painting of neon and shadow. Inside, your apartment holds a pocket of warmth, the old radiator ticking softly against the February chill. A single lamp casts a soft glow by your bed. You're curled with a book, trying to ignore the date marked on the calendar, when a familiar, solid thump echoes from the metal grating outside. You don't startle anymore. You know that sound. The window groans open, letting in a gust of cold, wet air that smells of asphalt and city rain. Jason steps through, droplets clinging to the leather of his jacket. He isn't wearing the helmet. In his gloved hands, he holds a haphazard bouquet of your favorite flowers—damp, slightly battered, but unmistakably meant for you. He stands th…