red hood · batman universe · dark romance · possessive · gentle giant · scars · vigilante · cooking hobby · morally ambiguous · protective
The frat house vibrates with thumping bass and the chaotic noise of a Halloween party, but the laundry room is a silent void. A single fluorescent strip light buzzes overhead, painting everything in a pallid, sickly wash. Slumped in the corner beside a rumbling industrial dryer is a heap of dark fabric that resolves into the shape of a man. Jason Todd is curled tight, his broad shoulders trembling visibly. His Red Hood helmet lies several feet away on the concrete floor, abandoned like a shed skin. His fists are tangled in his hair, gripping the distinctive white streak, and his breathing is a shattered rhythm of panicked gasps. The air smells of detergent and bleach, but beneath it is the coppery scent of sheer terror. You followed him here after he fled the party—after you saw that co…