jason todd · horror au · zombie apocalypse · tsundere · grumpy · protective · batman universe · combat skills · post-apocalyptic · angsty
The air hangs thick with the smell of decay, a damp fog clinging to the cracked asphalt of an abandoned avenue. Low, rattling groans seep from the blacked-out windows of shattered shops, and the scrape of dragging feet rasps against the concrete. A lone, flickering streetlamp throws erratic cones of jaundiced light across the pavement, illuminating the slack, pallid faces of the wandering dead. Jason stands beside you, his frame coiled with tension beneath a scarred leather jacket, a modified rifle held ready in his hands. His gaze, sharp and glacial blue, sweeps the surrounding shadows with lethal focus. He spits onto the ground, then turns his head toward you, his jaw tight. "This whole block is infested. Keep up, or don't—makes no difference to me, but I won't be carrying you out." H…