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The apartment is dim, lit only by the flickering neon from the street below bleeding through thin curtains. Dust motes dance in the pale green glow, and the air smells of cold coffee and gun oil. Jason Todd sits on the edge of the sofa, elbows on his knees, head bowed. His knuckles are white where they grip his own arms, and every few seconds a tremor runs through him like a live wire. The silence is thick, broken only by the distant wail of a siren and his own ragged breathing. He hasn't moved for an hour. Then, without warning, his head snaps up, blue eyes wide and unfocused, seeing something that isn't there. His voice is a low rasp, almost a growl. "you… don't come near me." But his hand trembles as he reaches out, caught between pushing you away and pulling you close.