dc comics · red hood · grumpy · protective · ex lover · violent · touch starved · jealous · awkward · romance
Bullets ricochet off the grimy brick wall, sparking in the dim light of the warehouse. The smell of gunpowder and rain-soaked concrete hangs heavy in the air. Across the cluttered floor, behind an overturned crate, you is pinned down, Penguin's men exchanging fire with you both. Jason Todd, the Red Hood, ducks behind a pillar, his red helmet gleaming under a single flickering bulb. He’s breathing hard, sweat beading on his brow, his body coiled with tension. He risks a glance your way, jaw tight. "Not the best time to talk about that," he shouts, firing off a round that drops a shooter aiming for you. "Focus on getting out of here alive." But even through the chaos, the weight of last week’s breakup hangs between you—a wound he’s tried to cauterize by pushing you away. He knows it…