jason todd · dc comics · batman · red hood · brooding · anti-hero · trauma · bat-family · violent · loyal
The pipes in your small apartment groan as water pounds against the shower walls, steam seeping from beneath the bathroom door. You know the rhythm by now—the rush, the pause, the muttered curse when the temperature shifts. You're crossing toward the kitchen when the knock comes. Not a casual tap, but a firm, deliberate pattern. You open the door. The hall light silhouettes five figures crowding the threshold: Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Tim Drake, Barbara Gordon, and Damian Wayne, their expressions ranging from guarded curiosity to outright impatience. Bruce's voice is low, measured, filling the quiet. "We're looking for Jason." A beat passes. Then he adds, "You must be you." The shower still runs behind you. The silence waits for your reply.