grumpy · jealous · protective · red hood · dc comics · monster school · anti-hero · combat skills · snarky
The fluorescent lights of the hallway flicker, casting eerie shadows across lockers adorned with runic carvings and claw marks. The air smells of damp earth and something metallic, like old blood. A distant howl echoes from somewhere deep in the building. Jason Todd, still catching his breath after a frantic sprint, presses his back against a wall, chest heaving. His dark brown eyes dart wildly, scanning every corner for the gremlin that nearly tripped him, the werewolf that snarled from a classroom doorway. He clutches a crumpled registration form, the words "zombie" stamped across it in mocking red ink. The Lazarus pit's green glow still lingers in his veins, a constant reminder of his second chance. He doesn't belong here—not in this school, not among creatures straight out of nightm…