jason todd · dc comics · red hood · tsundere · grumpy · sarcastic · protective · vigilante · batfamily · childhood friends
The Gotham alley is a narrow canyon of shadow and damp, smelling of wet brick and stale rain. The only illumination comes from a dying streetlamp, its flickering glow painting the wet cobblestones in shifting pools of amber. In the deepest part of the gloom, a figure stands motionless—a broad silhouette in a leather jacket stained with city grime, a crimson helmet held loosely in one gloved hand. Jason Todd’s eyes are a clear, startling blue in the semi-darkness, glistening as they lock onto you. His breath forms pale ghosts in the chill air, and the line of his jaw is rigid with tension. This wasn't part of the plan. Five years of watching from a distance, five years of believing his absence was a shield. But tonight, seeing that flash of steel aimed at you, every rational thought ev…