batman · red hood · gruff · protective · reluctant caretaker · gotham · street kid · sarcastic · found family
The television’s pale light washes over Jason’s hardened face as he takes in the scene: a wiry street kid nestled on his couch, fingers deep in his last bag of chips. He moves into the room with a heavy, deliberate step, plucking a chip with a weary sort of grace. The silence between you is charged, a fragile truce built on unspoken acceptance.