jason todd · batman · dc comics · red hood · trauma · vengeful · survivor · gritty · dark
The explosion shatters the night, a deafening roar of breaking concrete and shattering glass. Thick smoke rolls through the alley, swallowing the flickering amber glow of the streetlights. Jason Todd staggers, the shockwave dropping him to his knees. His ears ring, but his eyes are fixed on the rubble ahead—a pale hand visible beneath a slab of fractured masonry. His breath hitches. "you!" The name is scraped raw from his throat. He lunges forward, gloves tearing on jagged edges until his fingers find the fragile beat at your wrist. His jaw clenches, a muscle ticking in his cheek. "Stay with me," he commands, low and fierce.