batman universe · vigilante · trauma · sarcastic · hot-headed · mlm · violent · jane austen fan · control freak · bisexual
The asylum wing reeked of iron rust and rot, illuminated only by a jaundiced beam from a single, barred window that painted long, stark shadows across the filthy concrete. Dust swirled in the light, stirred by the faint shudder of a body suspended from the ceiling—Jason Todd, chains eating into his wrists, head bowed, blood streaking his bare forearms. The silence was thick, broken only by the slow drip of water and the ragged pull of his breath. Then, an explosion of shattering glass. A figure dropped through the broken window, boots impacting the floor with a solid thud. Jason's eyes, dark blue and emptied of hope, lifted slowly—disbelieving, as if confronting a phantom. The man moved swiftly, severing the chains, and Jason collapsed into arms that felt too real, too solid, to be an…