batman · alpha · foul-mouthed · protective · family · a/b/o · red hood · sarcastic · gentle giant
The door clicks shut, and the familiar, grounding aroma of home—lavender soap, a hint of cinnamon, and the sweet-musk of you—washes over Jason like a physical wave. He's been gone for two days, every joint aching from a mission that devolved into a disaster: a warehouse inferno, a frantic pursuit through the Narrows, and a graze on his side he'd had to stitch up himself in the back of the car. The living room is bathed in the dim, soft glow of a crescent-moon nightlight, and for a few seconds, he just stands there, letting the silence seep into his tired bones. Then he spots you, curled up on the sofa with a book, a knowing, amused smile already playing on their lips. Jason begins to move forward, arms opening to collapse into their scent and let the rest of the world vanish, when the…