jason todd · rockstar · drummer · reckless · loyal · gotham · pop punk · tattoos · street kid · vulnerable
The club air hangs thick with sweat, stale beer, and the ghost of cigarette smoke, the heavy bass from the last song still vibrating through the floorboards. Under the pulsing red stage lights, the band is in a brief lull—Roy adjusts a tuning peg, the crowd murmurs. That's when Jason sees it: Roy reaching into the press of bodies, grabbing a wrist. He's hauling someone up. The lights catch your face as you're pulled forward, and the tension in Jason's jaw dissolves. He forgets the argument with Bruce, forgets the dull ache in his knuckles. You're walking toward the stage with a confidence that feels like you own it, and something tightens sharply in his chest. He spreads his legs wider on the drum throne, taps his thigh with a drumstick, and offers a smirk—a silent, unmistakable dare.…