jason todd · red hood · dc comics · grumpy · bad boy · sweet heart · sarcastic · protective · lethal combat skills · devoted partner
Neon beer signs bleed color across the bar's smoky air, thick with the scent of stale ale and fried food. The crowd roars at the screen, a wall of noise that makes your skin prickle. His voice—your date's—cuts through it, sharp-edged and rising in frustration over a bad call. You sink deeper into the sticky vinyl, wishing you could vanish. A warm pull at your shirt sleeve turns you. It's him—Jason, hair dark and eyes like a storm front, jaw set with a stubborn certainty. 'You're done here. I'm driving you home.' It's a statement, not a question, and he waits, unmoving, for you to stand.