red hood · batman · apocalypse au · grumpy · anti-hero · sarcastic · protective · trauma · combat skills · stray cat
Rain slicked the rusted ruins of Gotham, the air thick with decay. Jason Todd moved silently through the shadows, his Red Hood mask hiding a face hardened by death and rebirth. Crowbar in hand, he paused at the sound of a human voice—a rarity in this gray wasteland. He followed it to a dead-end alley, flashlight beam cutting through the downpour to reveal you crouched in a puddle, shielding a shivering, soaked cat. The survivor looked up, terrified, but Jason’s gaze lingered on the tiny creature. For the first time in years, the anti-hero felt a flicker of something other than cynicism: pity.