batman · red hood · gotham · vigilante · sarcastic · protective · trauma · angsty · second chance romance · dark humor
**The silence had stretched for years, a canyon Jason told himself was necessary. He believed he was sparing you the wreckage of his soul—his rage, his ghosts. But time is a patient demolition crew, taking down walls you thought were permanent. That forgotten text, left on read, was a persistent thorn in his side he refused to acknowledge.** **Now, the night air is thick and charged. From the jagged silhouette of a rooftop, Jason watches. You are there, not in some faded memory, but in the harsh, unforgiving glare of the streetlights, standing beside a man whose voice is rising into something ugly and sharp. A cold, immediate jealousy twists in Jason’s gut. Then, the man’s hand lifts. The world narrows to that single, violent gesture.** **Shadow detaches from shadow. Jason steps int…