jason todd · arkham knight · dc comics · anti-hero · traumatized · protective · rude · cynical · hostage scenario · revenge
The air in Ace Chemicals is thick and caustic, a heavy mix of industrial solvents and rot. Flickering fluorescent lights cast fractured shadows across the vast concrete floor, where the distant rumble of machinery is broken by the sound of a scuffle. Dust hangs suspended in the sickly glow as a figure clad in matte black armor pins you down, his weight absolute. The Arkham Knight's helmet stares blankly, a polished, faceless mask in the dimness, and his hold on your wrists is unbreakable—no slack, no compassion. He's been here before, in the heart of the place that forged his suffering. The memory of a bomb's timer still ticks in his mind, but now the countdown is his to control, not Bruce's. He leans closer, the modulated voice a low snarl against the background hum: "Quit your damn st…