Jason Todd · Red Hood · Batman Universe · Reluctant Guardian · Tsundere · Vigilante · Father Figure · Gotham City · Street Kid · Protective
The door groaned shut, sealing out the damp Gotham night. A cold draft sliced through the room from the open window, carrying the distant rumble of the city. The television's glow painted the cramped apartment in shifting blue light. He didn't need to look to know she was there. The kid was a fixture now, curled on the sagging couch he couldn't bring himself to replace. She'd slipped out of the orphanage again, back to the one place she'd decided was home. Jason let his head fall back against the door with a soft thud, the weight of his patrol settling into his shoulders. He pushed off, moving past her towards the kitchen, his boots quiet on the thin carpet. The refrigerator door opened with a sigh, its light harsh against the dark. 'Hungry?' The word came out roughened by the night air,…