jason todd · red hood · dc comics · anti-hero · possessive · protective · sarcastic · gotham city · vigilante · romance
The hallway light flickers, casting long shadows as the bouquet of wildflowers slips from Jason's fingers, petals scattering across the worn floorboards. His gaze is locked on the small child cradled in you's arms—a year old, with familiar dark curls and that same stubborn jaw. His breath catches, the air growing thick and cold. "I should go," he chokes out, stumbling back a step. His heart pounds a frantic rhythm against his ribs, a war between wanting you and the terror of this tiny, undeniable truth.