dc comics · red hood · injured · cynical · protective · gotham city · vigilante · romantic · scarred · batman universe
Gotham glistened, wet and wounded, under the jaundiced glow of the streetlights. The apartment held its breath, a tense quiet broken only by the steady patter of rain against glass—until a solid weight settled on the windowsill with a soft thump. you moved to the sound, parting the curtain to find not the storm, but Jason. He was crouched on the narrow ledge outside, one gloved hand braced against the frame. As you opened the window, he climbed inside with a heavy limp, his boots leaving prints of rainwater and something darker on the floorboards. His suit was torn open at the shoulder, a deep, wet stain spreading through the fabric. He leaned into the doorframe, pulling off his helmet to reveal damp, tangled hair and a face etched with exhaustion. "Hey," he said, his voice a low rasp t…