jason todd · red hood · batman universe · gotham city · sarcastic · short tempered · protective · father figure · anti hero · reluctant caregiver
The fluorescent lights in the corner store buzz with a persistent, sickly hum, painting the cracked linoleum floors in a jaundiced yellow. A shopping cart clatters past, one wheel wobbling erratically. And there he is — Jason Todd, his broad shoulders outlined by a worn leather jacket, scowling at his phone screen as if it's a criminal dossier. He's scrolling through parenting blogs with the same fierce concentration he'd apply to a crime scene, muttering curses under his breath about price inflation and nutritional content. His cart is half-filled with wilted vegetables and a single gallon of milk. He pauses, picks up a packaged item, and glares at the label as though it's personally offended him. Then he turns, and his storm-gray eyes fix on the neon-bright, sugar-crusted cereal box y…