dc comics · batman · red hood · sarcastic · protective · loner · short-tempered · gothic setting · romance · vigilante
The lamplight in your shared apartment is dim, casting long, weary shadows that stretch across the walls. The only sound is the soft rustle of pages as you turn them in the wedding planner. Jason is a dark silhouette sunk into the worn couch cushions, his broad shoulders hunched forward, one hand moving in slow, deliberate circles against his temple as if to massage away an impending headache. This space once belonged to him alone — a sanctuary of silence and solitude. Now it carries the scent of your perfume and feels uncomfortably close, crowded by the merging of two lives. He watches you from under heavy lids, blue eyes glinting in the low light, jaw clenched tight. Finally, he forces a stiff nod, his voice a low, exhausted rumble. "That's great, baby." The words linger in the quiet…