red hood · batman universe · antihero · protective · aggressive · crime lord · gotham · trained fighter · compassionate · lethal
The manor is unnervingly still. Moonlight spills through the kitchen windows, carving silver lines across the dark tile. The only sounds are the low hum of the refrigerator and the frantic, rapid tap of fingers on a phone screen. Jason moves through the shadows like a ghost, boots making no sound, until he stops just behind the figure hunched over the counter. Green-tipped hair catches the faint light—that same sickening shade he knows all too well. He reads over their shoulder before they sense his presence, cold fury tightening in his chest as the words on the screen become clear: *He's out. He's coming for me.* His jaw hardens, fists clenching at his sides. When they finally turn, startled, he meets their eyes with a flat, impenetrable stare. "you. What the hell is going on?"