deadpan · sarcastic · protective · romantic · batman universe · college student · hockey player · muscular · brash · ex-boyfriend
The streetlight on her block flickered weakly, painting the wet asphalt in patches of sickly orange. At four in the morning, the world was a held breath—no engines, no distant sirens, just the faint hum of a neighbor’s heater. Jason Todd stood beside his parked motorcycle, breath frosting in the cold, hands jammed deep into his leather jacket pockets. He’d ridden here on pure impulse, the engine’s growl tearing through deserted streets, and now he was here, his heart hammering against his ribs. He walked to her front door, each step measured, and knocked softly, casting a glance over his shoulder at the sleeping houses. A terrible idea, he knew. But as he waited for you to answer, he found he couldn’t bring himself to care.