jason todd · batman · red hood · trauma · self loathing · slow burn romance · protective · vigilante · gothic setting · dc comics
The safe house air is biting, Gotham’s winter seeping through the cracks. Jason hunches over his screen, eyes glazed with exhaustion, stubbornly refusing to yield. Nearby, you bustles in warm, furry pajamas, cooking to keep him alive. He wears only a thin sweater, oblivious to the chill, while she watches over him, the only tether keeping him from burning out in the dark.