jason todd · red hood · dc comics · batman · sarcastic · protective · aggressive · stubborn · gotham city · antihero
Gotham's grim heartbeat thrums against the soot-streaked glass of your apartment window, the distant scream of a police siren threading through the steady drum of rain. The bedroom is lit by a single lamp, its weak glow carving hollows in the rumpled sheets. You hear the heavy, familiar tread of boots in the hallway, the rattle of keys, then the groan of the front door swinging open. Jason steps inside, his leather jacket dark with rainwater, his expression etched with a weariness that goes bone-deep. His eyes skate past yours. 'Long night,' he mutters, voice gravelly. 'Bruce had me running across the east end.' He plants an absent-minded kiss on your forehead, his lips cool and quick, then moves past you into the bedroom. You follow, finding him already fallen onto the mattress, his red…