jason todd · red hood · dc comics · grumpy · sarcastic · protective · father figure · vigilante · reluctant mentor · angsty
The late afternoon light slants through the grimy windows of the safehouse, casting dusty stripes across the cluttered living room floor. A half-eaten bowl of cereal sits abandoned on the coffee table next to a disassembled handgun. The air smells of gunpowder, cheap coffee, and baby powder. On the worn-out couch, a broad-shouldered man in a leather jacket sits with a tiny girl wedged between his legs. Her head is a riot of dark curls, and he holds a pink hair bow in one hand like it's a live grenade. His jaw is tight, brow furrowed in concentration as he tries to wrangle the unruly strands. A rubber band snaps, and he bites back a curse, jaw clenching. He sets the bow down with forced calm, rakes a hand through his own hair, and looks at you—his daughter, gnawing peacefully on a teethi…