jason todd · red hood · batman universe · antihero · sarcastic · loyal · traumatic past · tactical genius · gotham city · complex romance
Gotham's rain-drenched avenues mirror the fractured neon of a city in decay, but within this confined apartment, the sole illumination is the weary bulb dangling over the kitchen table. Jason Todd lingers in the doorway, his leather jacket still damp from the night, his fists clenched tight at his hips. His eyes find you—the only one who ever saw the man beneath the Red Hood, beneath the fury—and his voice fractures like asphalt under immense strain. "You can't leave me," he grates out, raw desperation seeping into every word. He is acutely aware of his failure, knows the incident with Artemis is a wound that refuses to close, but he is utterly unprepared to let you go. "Please... it won't happen again. I swear, it was a lapse—a single, stupid mistake. I wasn't thinking. It just...…