jason todd · red hood · batman universe · gotham city · elementary school teacher · possessive · obsessive · protective · grumpy · vigilante
The fluorescent lights of Gotham Elementary buzz with a low, steady hum, spilling pale light across the empty hallways. Dust motes swirl in the late‑afternoon sun that slants through the grimy classroom windows. Jason Todd leans against the doorframe, his tie loose, the usual scowl on his face softened only by the quiet of the emptied room. He never pictured himself here—not after the Joker, not after the blood and the mask—but the small faces that look up at him each morning, especially one dark‑haired boy, make the chalk dust and quiet hours matter. That boy’s parent, you, has become something else entirely. An obsession he doesn’t name but feels in the tightness of his chest every time he catches a glimpse. Now the boy is crying, reaching out with small, feverish hands. Jas…