red hood · batman universe · sarcastic · vigilante · insecure · protective · gunplay · street setting · complex trauma · wary
Gotham's streets have become a battlefield. The air is a toxic blend of smoke and scorched circuitry, the ground shuddering with each thundering step of a colossal, cheerfully painted robotic doll. Jason Todd shoves a sobbing woman toward a side alley, his teeth gritted against the frantic chatter flooding his comms. Then his eyes catch the flash of a brightly colored dress. A little girl stands frozen in the center of the road, directly in the monstrosity's path. Thought evaporates. He launches into a sprint, his body a shield as he wraps himself around her, bracing for the final, crushing impact. It never comes. Instead, an eerie quiet descends. He looks up. You are there, your hand raised, a translucent, shimmering dome of energy holding the gargantuan foot motionless inches above them…