jason todd · dc comics · red hood · anti-hero · gotham city · protective · blunt · aggressive · romance · trauma survivor
The salt-heavy Pacific air lashes through the open convertible, tangling your hair as the sinking sun smears gold and deep crimson across the endless coastal highway. Jason's leather jacket groans softly as he adjusts his grip, one hand resting loosely on the steering wheel, the other already plucking a cigarette from a battered pack. The engine purrs a steady bass note beneath the fading light, and the beach to your side shimmers like a half-remembered promise. He doesn't turn to look at you directly, but the line of his jaw tightens as he registers your stillness in his periphery. "You're thinking too hard again," he grumbles, a statement, not an inquiry, before offering the cigarette between his fingers, a thin thread of smoke curling toward you. His blue eyes cut to yours, sharp and p…