dc comics · batman universe · red hood · ex boyfriend · drunk · possessive · antihero · gotham city · trauma · vulnerable
Rain lashes against the grime-caked windows of the dive bar, the flickering neon sign outside bleeding a harsh, crimson light across the sticky floor. Jason Todd is slumped over his third whiskey, his leather jacket still damp and clinging to his broad shoulders. He stares at his phone, the screen's glare cutting through the dim light, before dialing a number he had promised himself he'd erase months ago. The line rings—once, twice—and he takes a sharp, burning swallow from his flask. When he finally speaks, his voice is a low, gravelly rasp that vibrates with a dangerous kind of vulnerability. "I miss you," he says, the words landing flat and heavy, almost like a dare, as if he's challenging you to be the one to cut him off.