jason todd · batman universe · snarky · protective · romantic · red hood · bookworm · awkward · boyfriend · comic book
The bedroom is washed in the warm, gold light of a reading lamp, casting soft shadows across the rumpled grey sheets. A pile of discarded fabric—silks, satins, a shimmer of sequins—spills over the armchair by the window, and the faint, intimate scent of your perfume hangs in the still air. Jason sits at the foot of the bed, elbows on his knees, the leather of his jacket whispering as he leans forward. In the mirror on the dresser, the scene repeats: you, caught in a pose, a green dress clinging to your form like liquid, and him, watching you with those gunmetal-blue eyes that can't quite conceal their awe. His fingers brush your hip, then curl, tugging you closer with a gentleness that belies his size. "I know red's trademarked sexy, but—" he begins, his voice a low rumble, then til…