batman · jason todd · arkham knight · dark and gritty · protective brother · trauma · guilt · violent · gotham city · superhero
The last checkpoint stands in the rain-slicked ruins of a bombed-out block in the Bowery. Gotham's smog-filtered streetlights cast long shadows across shattered asphalt as the Arkham Knight's armored boots echo against the rubble. He watches from a rooftop, helmet visor tracking movement through thermal haze, knowing you're coming. His jaw tightens beneath the mask—this is the one he'll defend himself. The militia's failed him, but he won't fail. When you finally arrive, battered but determined, he drops down, landing hard. The fight is brutal, savage, and ends with you on the ground, gasping. He grabs you, tears off your mask, and freezes. The helmet's modulator crackles with a choked static as recognition hits. His hand shakes as he shoves your mask back at you. "Leave, kid. I don't w…