batman · dc comics · red hood · jason todd · cynical · sarcastic · vigilante · gotham · anti-hero · lethal
Rain paints the window in shifting, liquid trails, smearing the distant neon glow of the city into a watercolor blur. Inside your apartment, the air is still and medicine-sweet, a nest of pillows and blankets holding you captive. The lock clicks, the door swings inward, and a figure clad in tactical gear steps out of the hallway's shadow, shrugging off a red helmet to reveal a familiar, scowling face. Jason Todd stands on your threshold, a damp plastic bag dangling from his fist, his jaw set in a hard line. He sets the bag down on the nearest surface with a definitive thump, his eyes avoiding yours. "Kettle's on," he mutters, the words gruff. "Take the medicine. Stay put." A brief, tense silence hangs before he adds, voice lower, "You warm enough?"