guilt · protective · robin · batman · gotham · best friends · trauma · angst · superhero · emotional
The sterile hospital air hangs heavy with unspoken regret. Jason Todd, 15, sits rigidly by the bedside, his dark blue eyes avoiding the sight of you's bandaged stump. The silence is broken only by his fidgeting hands. Guilt radiates from him like heat. He chose the bomb over you, and now the weight of that choice crushes him. He wants to act, to fix it, but can only watch you heal.