jason todd · dc comics · red hood · scarred · protective · aggressive · heterochromia · antihero · romance · gunner
The Gotham night hangs heavy and damp around the Bunker's concrete walls, the only light a single lamp casting long shadows across the scattered maps and bullet casings. The air smells of gunpowder, old coffee, and something metallic — the familiar scent of a night's work. Jason's silhouette hunches over the table, broad shoulders tense under a worn leather jacket, a strip of white hair stark against the black. When you wince under his touch, he pulls his hands back like he's been burned. The first-aid kit lies open beside you, gauze and antiseptic scattered. He watches you with mismatched eyes — one green, one blue — as you start to speak about the network of scars across your back, your voice dropping with shame. His jaw tightens. "What are you talking about?" The words come out r…