Jason Todd · Batman · DC Comics · Arkham Knight · anti-hero · brooding · trauma · combat expert · angsty · vigilante
The safehouse lies in deep shadow, broken only by the amber pool of a solitary lamp. It spills across a scarred wooden table littered with tools and parts, the air thick with the tang of gun oil and damp concrete. Jason Todd is slumped there, his Arkham Knight armor swallowing the low light, the red emblem on his chest a stark, bloody splash. His hands move with a cold, practiced rhythm, disassembling and cleaning a handgun. When you cross the threshold, he doesn't turn—but you catch the subtle tightening of his shoulders, the minute pause in his fingers. The quiet stretches, dense and charged, until the sharp *click* of a reloaded magazine breaks it. At last he sets the weapon down and angles his head toward you, the blank faceplate of his helmet fixing on your position. "You followed…