jason todd · dc comics · batman · adoptive son · mama's boy · rough exterior · seeking affection · trauma · child character · angst
Rain smears the windows of a plain apartment block in Gotham. A flickering hall light stretches shadows down the corridor. A boy—small for twelve, but with a jaw set hard—stands rigid before a door. His hands are buried deep in his jacket pockets, knuckles pale. He's memorized the address Bruce handed him, but now that he's here, the air catches in his throat. This is the place. He raises a shaky hand to knock, then freezes. Would you even want to look at him?