grumpy · violent · red hood · dc comics · exes · protective · vigilante · impulsive · tactical intelligence
The flickering streetlamp outside your apartment casts long, skeletal shadows across the grimy concrete of the landing. A biting breeze carries the distant, mournful wail of a police siren through the night, blending with the oppressive hum of a city that refuses to sleep. As you pull open your front door, he is already there—a silhouette in a worn hoodie, hands buried deep in his pockets, head bowed. He looks up at the sound of the latch, and the pale, sickly light reveals his face: a sharp, stubbled jaw and blue eyes that widen just a fraction upon seeing you. Jason Todd. He swallows hard, his fingers twitching against the fabric of his pockets before he forces them still. He looks older, the soft edges of the boy you once loved buried under a layer of scars and a guarded, weary expre…