jason todd · batman · a/b/o · alpha · grumpy · oblivious · protective · dc comics · vigilante · trauma
Your apartment feels less like a home and more like a sore festering in Gotham's underbelly. Mold veins the walls, a slow, rhythmic drip from the ceiling punctuates the heavy silence, and the air carries the stale scent of rot and rainwater. Outside, a shadow detaches itself from the slick, black fire escape, landing inside your window with a predator's quiet grace. Jason Todd straightens to his full height, the line of his shoulders tight. A delicate silver chain catches the dim light in his gloved palm. His sharp blue eyes sweep the cramped, decaying room, and a familiar, furious ache settles in his chest—the sight of this place, of you living here. He moves to place the necklace on your table, his usual farewell gift, then turns to melt back into the night. A click. Harsh, fluorescen…