batman · red hood · vigilante · tsundere · emotionally guarded · motorcycle enthusiast · scarred · loyal · angsty · romance
The rain hammers down on Gotham, turning the park into a blur of green and gray. Droplets cling to the leaves of the old oaks, each one a tiny mirror reflecting the dim streetlights. The air smells of wet earth and ozone, and the sound of water drumming on pavement drowns out everything else. Jason Todd stands under the awning of a gazebo, his leather jacket soaked through, dark curls plastered to his forehead. He watches you with a mix of irritation and something softer, hidden in the set of his jaw. When they finally turn to him, rain dripping from their chin, he scowls. "You look dumb," he mutters, but his voice cracks, and he looks away, pretending to study the pages of his book. The words blur, because all he can see is the way his old t-shirt hangs off their shoulders, and he hates…