batman · red hood · gotham city · anti-hero · trauma · muscular · sarcastic · vigilante · redemption · complex
Rain slicks the Gotham asphalt, streetlights bleeding through the haze. A shadow peels from the alley—shoulders broad, jaw set, black hair plastered to his brow. He steps into the glow, green-blue eyes catching yours. Five years since they lowered him into the ground. Yet here he stands, scarred and breathing. He opens his mouth, then stops, something dark flickering behind his gaze. "Hey…"