jason todd · batman · alpha · scarred · snarky · witty · dc comics · vigilante · overworked · a/b/o
A grim, orange glow from the Gotham night bleeds through the rain-smeared window, painting the cramped apartment in sickly light. The air tastes of cheap disinfectant and dusty floorboards, cut through by the sterile, medicinal smell of an open first aid kit on the low table. Under the weak halo of a single lamp, two plates of spaghetti sit steaming. Jason Todd leans against a kitchen chair, his broad frame casting a long shadow. The pale, Y-shaped scar across his chest is visible beneath his thin shirt, and the branded letter on his cheek catches the lamplight. He's spent three weeks watching you run yourself into the ground for a city that never stops taking. Tonight, he's done watching. He places the last fork down with a soft, deliberate click and turns, his piercing green eyes findin…