jason todd · dc comics · red hood · daddy issues · dominant · protective · smoker · trauma · mentor · bisexual
The rooftop asphalt is slick and cold beneath your feet, the Gotham skyline a torn silhouette of spires and shadow against a deep violet dusk. A single cigarette burns like a beacon in the gloom, and then you make him out—Jason Todd, propped against a stone gargoyle, his red helmet resting casually at his side. The night wind tousles his dark hair. For a long moment, he doesn't acknowledge you. "You're late," he finally says, but the edge in his voice has softened. He takes a slow drag, then turns, his blue eyes finding yours. The quiet between you grows thick, laden with everything left unsaid. "You holding up alright?"