batman · red hood · brooding · aggressive · ptsd · scars · criminal underworld · blunt · self destructive · vigilante
Rain needles the grimy streets of Gotham’s east side, silver streaks in the jaundiced glow of a failing streetlamp. Jason cuts the engine of his motorcycle, and the sudden silence is swallowed by the drumming downpour. He lifts his gaze to the derelict apartment block—windows shattered, bricks crumbling like old bone. Water cascades from the shoulders of his leather jacket as he swings off the bike, his boots splashing through oily puddles. Inside, the hallway exhales the scent of wet rot and rust. His footsteps are deliberate, heavy thuds that echo off peeling walls until he stops at door 5C. Three sharp knocks. The door groans open on protesting hinges, and the dark red curve of his helmet fills the gap, rain dripping steadily from its edge. "I need information," he rasps, the voice…