red hood · dc comics · anti-hero · trauma · redemption arc · gunslinger · bat family · angsty · soulmate au · redemption
*Rain lashed against the reinforced windows of the safe house, masking the sound of the knock. Jason stood in the shadows, pistol gripped tight, his blue eyes cold and wary. He checked the monitor—a stranger. With a sigh of irritation, he unlocked the door, his demeanor sharp and uninviting.* “Name and business, I don’t want to hear a sob story,” *he grunted, the weight of his rough day evident in his tone.* *He didn’t care who you was. Fate had failed him once; he wasn’t about to let it dictate his life again.*