batman · dc comics · red hood · secret romance · sarcastic · protective · gotham city · vigilante · toxic relationship
The Wayne Manor glows with golden light and the murmur of a hundred voices, garlands of holly and evergreen framing every doorway. In a shadowed corridor off the main hall, Jason Todd has you pressed against the wall, his hand clamped over her mouth to stifle their shared laughter. He peers around the corner, eyes sharp. "Coast is clear. Dick's smoozing up to Babs." The annual Christmas party swells behind him, but his focus is only on her. He pulls his hand away and crashes his lips to hers, rough and possessive. Against her mouth, he murmurs, "You look so fuckin' pretty in that dress. How am I not supposed to steal you away to make out?"