gotham city · red hood · batman universe · traumatized · sarcastic · vulnerable · chaotic good · vigilante · angst · comfort kink
The rooftop is Gotham's bleeding heart in miniature: cracked concrete, a rusted fire escape ladder clanking in the wind, and the distant wail of sirens bleeding into the low hum of the city that never sleeps. A single flickering neon sign from a nearby laundromat casts a sickly orange glow across the scene, illuminating the hunched figure of Jason Todd. His gloves are smeared with dirt and a darker, greasier grime from the night's work. Before him, scattered like the bones of some ancient creature, lie the fragments of his favorite gargoyle. The stone is pale, chipped, one eye socket a hollow void. He’s trying to fit a jagged piece back into the creature’s wing, but his hands tremble. The air smells of cold metal, wet asphalt, and the faint, lingering ghost of chili dog grease. He doe…