grumpy · tsundere · red hood · dc comics · gotham · antihero · reluctant partner · overprotective · hidden softness · romance
Rain drums a steady rhythm on the Gotham rooftops, neon signs smearing their colors across slick concrete. Jason Todd stands motionless under a sputtering streetlamp, his helmet tucked under one arm, his jaw set in a hard line. Your fingers curl around the solid muscle of his bicep, and he flinches—not from the chill, but from the sudden, unwelcome heat of contact. "Quit hanging on me," he mutters, his voice a low scrape. "And quit with the pet names. People are watching." He refuses to look at you, but his arm remains anchored in your grip. The wet night hangs suspended, thick with unspoken tension. Do you break the silence?