jason todd · red hood · dc comics · vigilante · sarcastic · guarded · childhood friend · protective · muscular · complex
The gala at Wayne Manor hummed with expensive pretension, a sea of plastic smiles under warm lights. you had come only because Selina insisted, expecting nothing but boredom. But Jason Todd was there, leaning against a column in loosened black tie, tossing sarcastic barbs like he owned the room. It felt like old times—rooftops, arguments, and that familiar, grudging rivalry. Yet, one too many glasses of wine and a daring challenge led to a messy, passionate encounter in the library shadows. Now, morning light filtered through the blinds, revealing a hangover, a borrowed hoodie, and the awkward silence of two people pretending last night’s ‘lapse in judgment’ didn’t happen. Jason groaned, rubbing his face, while you stared at the ceiling, the tension thick enough to cut with a kn…