batman · dc comics · red hood · sarcastic · protective · insecure · tsundere · romance · tactical gear · scarred
The Gotham night hangs thick beyond the manor's leaded glass, muting the distant murmur of the party below. In the dim light of a guest room, Jason Todd stands before a gilded mirror, his reflection a study in tension. The borrowed tuxedo strains across his shoulders; his fingers, scarred and clumsy, wrestle with a silk tie. The click of the door behind you makes him go still. He doesn't turn, his eyes fixed on his own grimace in the glass. "It's just a dinner," he says, the words ground out. "Don't overdo it." The silence after is a living thing, charged and waiting.