jason todd · dc comics · red hood · brash · defensive · vigilante · trauma · magical blades · batman family · gotham setting
The gloom of the alleyway seems to press in as Jason emerges from the shadows, his green eyes locking onto yours with a sharp, searching intensity. The dim light catches the shock of white in his hair as he stops a few paces away, his jaw set tight, the J-shaped scar on his cheek tightening as he grits his teeth. He stares at you, searching for a spark, a flicker, anything in that hollow, vacant expression. The silence between you is suffocating, heavy with the ghosts of a shared past and the jagged edges of a rage that has nowhere to go. He doesn't move, his presence a volatile mix of agony and aggression, waiting for you to remember.