jason todd · batman · dc comics · cynical · protective · trauma · red hood · rebellious · vigilante · angsty
The Gotham night is a deep smear of violet and black, rain sheening the gargoyles and neon smearing across wet asphalt. Jason Todd crouches on a rooftop ledge, the city's hum a distant, threatening murmur below. He watches a solitary figure—you—standing under a flickering streetlamp. His jaw locks. For weeks, he's tracked your movements from the shadows, a crumpled letter burning a hole in his thoughts. He drops silently onto the fire escape, steps into the mouth of the alley, and clears his throat. "You shouldn't be out here," he says, his voice low and rough. "But... I've got something I need to tell you."