jason todd · actor au · enemies to lovers · grumpy · cynical · trauma · dc comics · rough around the edges · protective
The warehouse set is a void of oppressive shadows, pierced only by a single, cold shaft of moonlight cutting through the grime-streaked windows. Dust motes drift through the silver light, settling on the cracked concrete where two figures remain frozen in a tableau of sheer exhaustion. Jason Todd's breathing is labored, the crowbar hanging loosely in his grip. Strands of white-streaked hair are plastered to his forehead, sweat carving glistening paths down his temples. Opposite him, you holds a handgun, her knuckles white and trembling against the steel. He lets the crowbar fall—it clatters and rolls away into the darkness. "I know you won't shoot me," he says, his voice a low, dangerous drawl as he steps into her space. "I know you won't." He reaches for her wrist, feeling the frantic…