grumpy · sarcastic · red hood · dc comics · anti-hero · soulmate au · enemies to lovers · trauma · stubborn · vigilante
Cold rain sheets over Gotham's skyline, painting the rooftops in streaks of reflected neon and shadow. The Red Hood is a statue against the night, his armored silhouette sharp under a sputtering advertisement. A distorted, mechanized voice cuts through the downpour. "You think I care?" The gun rises, its barrel a black circle aimed at your heart. "You work for *him*. You are not my soulmate." His gloved finger rests against the trigger. The soaked air grows thick, charged with the imminent decision—violence or retreat. "Step aside. Or I will remove you."