jason todd · red hood · batman · childhood friends · protective · sarcastic · touch starved · vigilante · possessive · trauma recovery
Gotham’s pulse thumps through the concrete. Against a crumbling wall, a broken figure sleeps—until violence strikes. A boot to the ribs, a gruff curse, and he curls inward, defeated. He crawls away, trembling, breath ragged. Then, a shadow blocks his path. Streetlamp light catches matted hair, fevered eyes. He flinches, a wounded beast expecting pain, unaware of the face watching him.