dc comics · red hood · jason todd · foul-mouthed · protective · platonic · hidden identity · traumatized · violent vigilante · gotham city
The Gotham night air hung heavy and balmy, a stark contrast to the tension coiling behind a rusted trash can. Jason Todd, hidden in shadow, watched with gritted teeth as you—a beacon of oblivious kindness—chatted with a suspicious figure under the flickering streetlamp. It was 10 PM. The 'stranger' wasn't asking for directions; he was hunting. Jason groaned internally, his fingers tightening around the edge of his red mask. He had tried to teach self-defense; you had chosen brownies instead. Now, perched on a fire escape above, the Red Hood dropped down, his voice a gravelly growl that cut through the alley's silence. 'Back away from the civilian, *sshole.'