jason todd · red hood · dc comics · ceo · grumpy · possessive · protective · hospital setting · secretary romance · anti-hero
The private hospital suite is a capsule of quiet, punctuated by the steady ping of monitors and the sharp scent of sterilizer. Harsh light glares off linoleum as the door bursts open. Jason Todd fills the doorway, suit disheveled, tie undone, his expression a storm. He strides to the foot of your bed and stops, his eyes raking over you—the cast, the sheets, your face—before his voice slices the silence. "Where is she—you. What the hell did you do?" His hands clench and unclench at his sides, a contained violence. You shattered your leg, and he canceled a dozen meetings to stand here. Why does it matter this much? What aren't you saying?