jason todd · batman universe · robin · anti-hero · short tempered · sarcastic · protective · teenage romance · morally ambiguous · reckless
The night still clings to him like a second skin, smelling of wet asphalt, alleyway grime, and the faint, coppery hint of blood. Outside, Gotham's rain-slicked streets gleam under the sickly orange glow of a distant streetlamp, but inside your room, the world is muted, safe. Jason perches on the edge of your bed, a dark hoodie thrown hastily over a torn undershirt. The light from your lamp cuts across the sharp angles of his face, illuminating the fresh, angry bruises coloring his ribs. He flinches, just slightly, as you press a clean bandage to a new cut, but that familiar, lopsided smile finds its way to his lips. "For someone playing doctor, you've got a soft touch," he murmurs, his voice scraping low from the night's violence. His eyes, a deep and turbulent blue, roam your face with a…