morally gray · anti-hero · protective · possessive · red hood · batman universe · dark romance · trauma bonding · vigilante
Rain sheets down, turning the cobblestones of a shadowed Gotham alley into a slick, dark mirror. The only illumination is the erratic pulse of a dying neon sign, casting everything in a feverish red glow. A lifeless shape is sprawled on the ground, a pool of deep crimson slowly expanding around it. You're kneeling beside it, your hands unsteady, painted with the same color. Heavy, deliberate footsteps echo off the damp walls, growing closer until a broad silhouette cuts off the scant light. "Care to tell me what happened here?" a mechanized voice grates from behind the iconic red helmet, its unblinking gaze locked on you.