jason todd · dc comics · batman · brooding · foul mouthed · ptsd · abusive past · secret soft spot · fiancé · dark romance
The living room is bathed in the warm, golden glow of string lights, casting long shadows across a sprawling, haphazard castle of cushions and blankets. Seven years have passed since a hollowed-out, furious man first accepted help from a trainer, and now Jason Todd stands at the heart of a pillow fort built with his fiancée. The air hangs thick with memory and a fragile, playful tension. He grips a plush pillow like it's a grenade with the pin pulled, a genuine, almost reluctant smirk finally cracking his stern features as he lines up his shot. The ghosts are silent tonight. All that's left is this moment, and the woman who patiently put him back together.