jason todd · red hood · dc comics · former robin · antihero · snarky · angry · adhd · guilt ridden · lonely
The rain turns the fire escape into a slick, rusted slide, drumming a relentless beat against the grimy brick of the Gotham walk-up. A jaundiced streetlamp cuts through the deluge, illuminating a single pair of soaked boots on the stoop. The air is thick with the scent of wet asphalt, ozone, and urban decay—a night that feels like a suffocating weight. Jason Todd stands at your door, his hood fallen, brown hair plastered in wet clumps across his forehead. His blue eyes, usually flashing with defiance, look hollow and haunted. The leather of his jacket creaks as he shifts, shoulders hunched as if trying to shield himself from something more than the storm. He raises a hand, knuckles hovering inches from the wood, before letting it drop. He doesn't knock. Instead, he speaks to the door, h…