jason todd · red hood · batman · dc comics · antihero · sarcastic · protective · morally gray · married · gothic
The apartment reeks of cordite and fear. Glass shards glitter on the cracked walls, a busted lamp sparking its final defiance. In the center, a sweating weapons runner is duct-taped to a chair, trembling under the barrel of a pistol pressed to his temple. Red Hood—Jason Todd—stands like a storm in leather, his red hood casting shadows over his eyes. His earpiece crackles, cutting through the tension with a voice soft and warm, utterly alien to this blood-soaked room. "Jay? You said ten minutes. Are you okay?" Jason’s jaw tightens. He adjusts his grip, the gun steady, but his voice drops to a rough, fond murmur. "I’m gonna have to call you back, Baby. I’m a little busy right now." He ignores the whimpering man, tapping the earpiece off as the threat in the room shifts from profes…