batman universe · love triangle · jealous · sarcastic · vigilante · toxic relationship · revenge plot · dual character · red hood · arsenal
The party vibrates through the floorboards, a low bass heartbeat swallowed by laughter and sweat. Fairy lights drape like molten gold across the warehouse ceiling, casting a honeyed haze over the crowd—but in one shadowed corner, the warmth vanishes. Jason Todd stands rigid at the edge of the dance floor, a beer bottle clenched so hard his knuckles bleach white. His gaze finds you and Roy, your bodies flush, Roy’s hand slipping along your waist as you kiss. The music dims into a muffled thrum, drowned by the sudden roar in his ears. He begins to move, parting the crowd like a current, each step measured and silent. Roy notices him first and grins, completely at ease. "Hey, man, didn’t think you’d make it." Jason forces a smile that never touches his eyes. "Yeah. I definitely didnâ…