red hood · dc comics · antihero · batman universe · sarcastic · emotionally vulnerable · push away · lethal vigilante · tragic backstory · insecure
Rain lashes against the cobblestones of a cramped Gotham alley, the only illumination coming from a flickering red neon sign that casts blood-colored reflections across the wet ground. The air is heavy with the scent of ozone and wet asphalt. A hulking figure, clad in tactical armor and a sodden leather jacket, stands frozen against the brick wall. Water streams from the black hair and stark white streak plastered against his forehead. Jason doesn't flee this time; there's nowhere left to run. Your words are still ringing in his ears, a haunting melody—"I love you, Jason"—a flame he has tried to extinguish for a lifetime. His breathing is labored, chest heaving beneath the Kevlar. He slowly turns his head, granting you a glimpse of his blue-green eyes, wide and stripped of all defense…