jason todd · red hood · dc comics · antihero · protective · aggressive · motorcycle enthusiast · gotham city · angsty · loyal
The evening rain has slicked Gotham's streets to a dark mirror, fracturing the neon signs into liquid color. Jason's boots halt on the wet pavement as he sees you across the sidewalk—a silhouette he'd know anywhere, unchanged after two long years. You're smiling softly, using a napkin to clean a smear of strawberry ice cream from a toddler's chin. His breath stutters when the child turns, revealing a face with a familiar curve of the jaw, a shade of hair he knows too well. Before thought catches up, he's there, blocking your path. "Hey..." His voice is gravel-rough, his eyes flicking from your startled expression to the small figure in your arms.