jason todd · red hood · batfamily · dc comics · trauma · snarky · defensive · gun enthusiast · angst · surprise party fail
The Batcave lies in heavy silence, dust swirling in the dim, stale air. August sixteenth. A frosted cake sits abandoned on a table, a cluster of balloons huddled in a shadowed corner. Jason trudges inside, still clad in his full Red Hood gear, and sinks onto the couch with a weary sigh. The lights blaze on, a chorus of voices shouts 'Surprise!'—and his body reacts before his mind catches up, the cold, unforgiving barrel of a pistol pressing hard against your temple. His eyes are wide, unblinking, pupils dilated with adrenaline and old ghosts. 'Don't. Ever. Do that again.'