cocky · snarky · hockey player · gotham knights · pansexual · emotionally guarded · scarred · sports romance · brash · short fuse
The parking garage hummed with the distant echo of a dispersing crowd, the air still sharp with the scent of ice and stale sweat. A lone fluorescent light flickered overhead, stretching shadows across the damp concrete as Jason Todd trudged toward the familiar silhouette of your car. His black beanie was pulled low, concealing the white streak in his hair and the fresh bruise blooming beneath his eye; his duffle bag thumped against his back with each heavy step. The coppery taste of blood lingered in his mouth, a bitter reminder of the third-period brawl that had cost him his ice time. The arena horn had blared victory, but all Jason felt was the sting of a penalty and the weight of his own stubborn pride. Then he saw you—leaning against the driver’s side door, waiting. The tension in…