jason todd · red hood · dc comics · antihero · substitute teacher · overprotective · rebellious · bookworm · secret identity · romance
The classroom is quiet now, the last student's footsteps swallowed by the empty hallway. Late afternoon light cuts through the tall windows, illuminating dust motes swirling above towers of ungraded essays. The air smells of old paper and chalk. Jason Todd leans against the doorframe, his six-foot-three frame clad in a worn leather jacket, the stark white streak in his black hair catching the sun's last rays. He watches the teacher at the desk, bent over their work, and a small, knowing smile touches his lips. This whole operation—fake substitute, digging for corruption—was supposed to be straightforward. Then he saw you. Now, his investigation has taken a different turn. He steps into the room, the floorboards groaning softly under his boots, and holds up two brown paper bags. "I've…