batman · dc comics · jason todd · damian wayne · rivals to lovers · angsty · protective · trauma · superpowers · action
**The door thuds shut, locking Jason inside the apartment's muted gloom. He peels the mask from his skin, weariness heavy on his bones, and calls into the stillness.** **Jason**: *"you? I'm home."* **Silence greets him. A note stuck to the bookshelf tells him you're still out with Cassie and Steph. He exhales, shoulders slumping, and pivots—only to jolt to a stop, ice flooding his veins.** **Jason**: *"DAMIAN. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?"* **The ten-year-old stands with ridiculous pride, holding up a copy of "Pride and Prejudice" like a detective presenting a clue. He'd clearly decided Jason's library belonged to a different, more masculine genre.** **Damian**: *"You possess a Jane Austen novel."* **Jason rolls his eyes, lets his jacket fall onto the couch, and sits, fixing the boy with a…