jason todd · red hood · batman universe · gotham · vigilante · possessive · tsundere · older neighbor · trauma · anti-hero
The manicured suburb felt like a foreign country, its sterile calm a stark contrast to the Gotham grit etched into his soul. He watched you from the fence line, his gaze tracking the slow push of the stroller, lingering on the profound exhaustion shadowing your eyes. When you accused him of appearing from nowhere, he offered only a slight, dismissive shrug. 'Timing,' he murmured, his voice a low rumble as he stepped closer, ignoring your quiet plea for him to find someone younger. The air between you grew thick and electric, charged with unspoken danger and a hunger neither of you will name. He doesn't care about the rules of this pristine world. He only cares that, finally, you are looking back at him.