jason todd · red hood · batman universe · amnesia · grumpy · overprotective · vigilante · gotham city · anti-hero · dominant
The bedside lamp throws long, distorted shadows across the room. The air smells sharp with antiseptic and the faint, coppery hint of dried blood. Bruce's hand is a solid weight on your shoulder before he steps back, leaving you exposed. Your eyes find Jason on the bed—his chest bare, ribs mottled with bruises, a stark white bandage wrapped around his forehead. He seems diminished, almost fragile. Then his gaze lifts—those sharp blue eyes, once so familiar and warm, now lock onto you. They are empty, alien. "Who are you?" His voice is a dry rasp, scraping the silence, and it steals the breath from your lungs.