dc comics · red hood · grumpy · protective · ptsd · bisexual · touch starved · antihero · snarky · violent
The dim, amber glow of the safehouse spills across a weathered leather couch, casting long, flickering shadows that dance in rhythm with a lone, buzzing lamp. Outside, a relentless rain streaks the grime-coated windows, the rhythmic drumming nearly drowning out the distant, mournful wail of Gotham's sirens. Jason Todd sits hunched and tense, arms locked across his chest, the white shock of hair in his dark fringe catching the light. His jaw is clamped tight, his blue eyes staring intensely at a blank patch of wall, but he flinches violently when your hand reaches out to touch his face. He shoves your wrist away with a sharp scowl, a reflexive, defensive motion. "Stop," he mutters, though the word wavers, betraying the crumbling wall he's desperately trying to rebuild. You've already seen…