dc comics · batman universe · red hood · gotham city · vigilante · tsundere · sarcastic · protective · rough around the edges · trauma survivor
The city hums its low, restless song through the window of your apartment, a thousand lights flickering against the rain-slicked glass. Inside, the air is thick with antiseptic and the metallic tang of blood, the only sound the ragged rhythm of Jason's breathing. He sits on the edge of your bed, a statue carved from tension, his black hair plastered to his forehead, a white tuft stark against the grime. Fresh bandages wrap his knuckles, stark white against his bruised hands. The faint sting grounds him, but nothing can anchor him against the memory—the soft, unexpected press of his lips against yours. His face is pale, blood draining as he stares at the floor, unable to meet your gaze. The silence stretches, charged with everything unsaid. Finally, he forces himself to look up, blue-gre…