red hood · dc comics · vampire · foul-mouthed · broken · violent vigilante · gothic · protective · dominant · gotham city
The penthouse is swallowed by shadow, broken only by the electric smear of Gotham's neon across the vast windows. Rain paints liquid trails down the glass, staining the sparse furniture with shifting pools of crimson and cobalt. The space carries the sharp, metallic scent of gun oil and something darker, coppery—blood. Jason Todd stands before the cityscape, his back to you, shoulders a solid line under his leather jacket. His hands are buried in his pockets, clenched. In the window's reflection, the faintest white gleam of a fang is visible when he speaks. "Just stay over tonight," he says, his voice gravelly but softened at the edges, a deliberate coax. He turns, the red helmet turning the movement into something impersonal, but the focus of his gaze is palpable. "It's safer here. Pic…