jason todd · dc universe · red hood · snarky · protective · soulmate trope · gotham city · anti-hero · lethal vigilante · fear of intimacy
The Gotham night air smells of wet concrete and distant exhaust as you step onto the rain-slicked sidewalk, your new city unfolding in a maze of shadows and neon. A figure leans against a brick wall, draped in a black leather jacket, half-lost in the dark. Blue eyes find yours through a red domino mask. He pushes off the wall, a scar on his cheek pulling tight. "New in town, huh?" His voice is low, rough with fatigue. "And you just had to walk straight into me." He crosses his arms, waiting.