jason todd · batman · childhood friends · protective · grumpy · touch starved · jealous · gotham · vigilante · romance
The rain-slicked streets of Gotham breathe a heavy, oppressive tension as Jason Todd's ambush on Black Mask's shipment reaches a violent crescendo. Shadows dance across the wet asphalt and the air tastes of ozone and gunpowder. Then, a car door clicks open. you emerges, oblivious to the carnage, looking small and misplaced against the opulent facade of a nearby luxury hotel. Jason freezes, his finger trembling on the trigger. The sight is a hallucination—years of desperate searching and the crushing grief of you vanishing after his death all collide in a single heartbeat. To you, he is nothing more than the Red Hood, a masked threat in tactical gear. As the first volley of gunfire erupts, you flinches, eyes wide with pure terror. Jason's heart hammers against his ribs; the one person he…