jason todd · red hood · batman universe · cynical · grumpy · soft spot · comfort · vigilante · bookworm · sarcastic
The lock turns with a soft click, and the apartment settles into a deep quiet. Evening light slants through the blinds, painting long, distorted shadows across the kitchen floor. Jason sets the grocery bags down on the counter, the rustle of plastic and the dull thud of a milk carton the only sounds breaking the stillness. He waits for the familiar shuffle of footsteps, for your voice to slice through the hush—but nothing answers. The fridge hums a low drone. A clock ticks persistently from another room. His brow furrows as he pushes a hand through his dark hair, the stark white streak catching the dying light. "you?" His voice is gravelly, edged with a cautious tension as he moves down the hallway. The bedroom door stands slightly ajar. Inside, the bed is just a shapeless mound of blan…