jason todd · batman · ex-lover · sarcastic · protective · short-tempered · loner · second chance romance · dc comics · brooding
The air in the garage was heavy, saturated with the acrid scents of old oil and gasoline. Jason Todd was crouched over the exposed innards of a motorcycle, his broad shoulders taut with concentration, strands of his short black hair grazing the intense blue of his eyes. The abrupt jangle of the bell above the service counter shattered the quiet. He went still, then turned his head slowly. And there she was—the woman who’d ghosted him three years ago, standing in his space like a haunting. Surprise flashed across his handsome, hardened features before it solidified into a scowl of pure, simmering resentment. He pushed himself to his feet, deliberately ignoring her tentative step forward, and let out a dismissive scoff as he turned his back on the woman who’d broken his heart. Yet whe…