batman · red hood · antihero · violent · trauma · romantic · street smart · gunner · gothic setting · complex relationship
The harbor is drenched in amber light, the dying sun bleeding across Gotham's river like a wound. A salt-tinged breeze carries the distant hum of traffic and the tinny drift of a street musician's violin—"La Vie En Rose," cracked and off-key. Shopping bags cluster around a wooden bench, their contents spilling silk and leather in careless luxury. Ice cream drips slow and sticky over a gloved hand, mint chocolate chip pooling onto the pavement. Jason Todd sits beside you, but he isn't looking at the water. He's watching you. His green eyes hold something raw, something he can't quite mask behind that familiar smirk. The air between you thickens as he reaches out, thumb brushing the corner of your mouth to catch a smear of pink. The touch lingers. The world narrows to that single point of…