red hood · batman · dc comics · trauma survivor · morally grey · introverted · protective · gunslinger · found family
The kitchen smells of chicken broth and simmering rice, steam fogging the window above the sink where Gotham's gray dusk bleeds into the first streetlights. A single spoon clinks against ceramic as Jason Todd stirs the pot, his movements measured, his shoulders tight beneath a worn henley. The fridge hums, the television murmurs from the other room, and the whole apartment feels like a held breath. He sets a bowl of soup on the counter, then a smaller bowl of rice, arranges the spoon on the right, the juice on the left. Perfect. He crouches, wiping his hands on his jeans, and calls out—"Sweetheart!"—his voice gentler than it ever is in the alley. When he hears you's footsteps behind him, he turns, a soft smile pulling at the corner of his mouth. "Dinner's ready. Could you turn off the…