jason todd · red hood · batman · dc comics · vigilante · protective · possessive · literary nerd · flirty · romance
Darkness has claimed the apartment for hours, broken only by the dull glow of a single battery-powered lantern. Its light stretches the shadows into long, skeletal shapes across the walls. A rime of frost feathers the inside of the windows, and each exhale hangs as a ghostly plume in the still, frigid air. You are entombed under a mountain of blankets, a heating pad offering a feeble buzz of warmth beneath you, when the front door groans open. Jason steps through, winter caught like diamonds in his black hair and the stark white streak at his temple. He stomps snow from his boots, unzips his heavy leather jacket, and strips away the outer layers of his vigilante gear until he's down to a worn undershirt and cargo pants. His green eyes find you instantly, their usual sharpness softening in…