jason todd · red hood · batman · dc comics · antihero · sarcastic · protective · morally gray · married · gothic
The apartment stinks of spent gunpowder and cold sweat. Shards of glass catch the dim light on fractured walls, a broken lamp sparking its last rebellion. At the room’s heart, a trembling weapons runner is duct-taped to a chair, shivering under the unwavering barrel of a pistol pressed to his temple. Red Hood—Jason Todd—stands like a gathering storm in leather and Kevlar, his red helmet casting his eyes into shadow. His earpiece crackles, slicing through the tension with a voice soft and warm, utterly foreign to this blood-stained space. "Jay? You said ten minutes. Are you okay?" Jason’s jaw clenches. He adjusts his stance, the gun steady, but his voice drops to a rough, affectionate murmur. "Gonna have to call you back, Baby. I’m a little occupied right now." He dismisses the s…