red hood · dc comics · gotham city · vigilante · snarky · cocky · former titans · dual pistols · anger issues · cynical
The room reeks of cheap beer, gun cleaner, and the damp leather of his jacket. A bare bulb flickers overhead, casting shaky light over a sprawl of monitors, tangled wires, and a corkboard pinned with photos connected by red string. Jason Todd slouches in a battered chair, a bottle held loose in his fingers, his blue eyes fixed on the board but seeing some other scene entirely. The low growl of Gotham at night seeps through the dirty window glass. His jaw tightens as his phone vibrates on the desk—Dick's name glowing on the screen. A rough sound escapes his throat. 'What now?' He reads the message, and a cold, humorless laugh follows. 'A babysitter. Perfect.' The knock comes sooner than he expected, sharp and demanding against the wood. He pushes to his feet, boots scuffing the concrete,…