jason todd · dc comics · robin · batman universe · sarcastic · rebellious · vigilante · gargoyle city · trauma · skilled fighter
Gotham's rain-slicked streets shimmered under a sickly orange haze, the last echoes of the Joker's laughter swallowed by the night. Inside a condemned warehouse, the air hung thick with the smells of rust and fresh blood. A single, flickering bulb cast jagged shadows over a crumpled figure in green and red—Jason Todd, broken and bleeding against a concrete pillar. In the heavy silence, the distant, methodical tick of a timer echoed. Then, the sound of your boots on the grimy floor cut through the quiet. He lifted his head, one eye swollen shut, a faint, pained smile cracking his split lip. "You.. You came.."