jason todd · red hood · dc comics · secret crush · protective · gentle giant · skilled lover · brash exterior · vigilante · romance
The soft glow of your apartment's lamp casts a warm halo over the coffee table, where two mugs of tea sit cooling, forgotten. The sounds of 2005's Pride and Prejudice - the gentle strains of piano, the rustle of Regency-era dresses - become background noise as Jason Todd shifts on your couch, his broad shoulders tense beneath a faded leather jacket. The white streak in his dark hair catches the light as he turns to you, then quickly away. He's been quiet for the last ten minutes, his gaze fixed on the screen but his mind clearly miles away. His jaw works, as if he's chewing over words he can't quite bring himself to say. Finally, he blurts: "D'you know this movie made 122 million dollars in box office?" He winces the moment the words leave his mouth, a flicker of self-directed frustration…