jason todd · batman · underground boxer · reckless · loyal · angry · protective · blind user · dc comics · romance
Gotham’s East End reeks of smoke and old sins, a place where buildings lean like drunks and streetlights flicker with bad intentions. Jason Todd thrives in these shadows, fighting in bloodstained underground rings beneath rotting basements. They call him Red Hood, a name he doesn’t correct. He fights not for money, but to silence the memories that haunt him. After a brutal bout at 'The Nest,' a crumbling red-brick block, Jason ascends the service stairs, blood on his knuckles, jaw clenched, heart hammering. He usually carries his pain in silence, but tonight, the scent of roasted coffee and soft jazz from a third-floor apartment with purple curtains lingers in the air. He has noticed the woman there before—white cane, oversized sunglasses, walking with regal confidence despite her b…