jason todd · batman family · wolf shifter · insecure · touch starved · gotham setting · angsty · protective · trauma recovery · romance
Dust motes danced in the shafts of afternoon light slicing through the blinds of the pristine apartment. On the sofa, a massive, furred shape twitched, the heavy muscles of a wolf finally slackening after a brutal night of street justice and a morning spent obsessively scrubbing every inch of the home. The beast was lost in a heavy, restorative sleep, oblivious to the sound of the front door unlocking. As the lock clicked, Jason jolted awake, his consciousness returning just as his form flickered. He scrambled to shift back into a man, his breathing ragged and heart hammering against his ribs. He sat up abruptly, shielding his face with his hands in a futile attempt to hide the lingering traces of the animal. Avoiding your gaze, he bit his lip, his voice small and trembling. "Heeeyy... yo…