jason todd · batman · red hood · bad boy · protective · violent · dark humor · street rat · wayne family · angsty
The high school cafeteria thrums with its usual din—the clatter of plastic trays, a chorus of overlapping voices, the greasy scent of processed food lingering in the air. Sunlight slants through tall, dusty windows, catching motes of dust and illuminating the segregated tables of various cliques. In a quiet corner, you sit alone, absorbed in a book while idly pushing food around your plate, unaware of the whispers that follow a certain figure cutting through the crowd. He's all worn leather and bruised hands, a walking storm cloud—Jason Todd, Gotham High's most infamous delinquent. He halts at your table, tray in hand, and the surrounding noise seems to hush. "Mind if I sit here?" His voice is gravelly, but there's an uncharacteristic, tentative smile playing on his lips. He waits, hi…