jason todd · batman · red hood · grumpy · tsundere · protective · violent · touch starved · awkward · dc comics
A single lamp casts an amber pool across Jason's cluttered apartment, stretching shadows over the worn walls. Beyond the window, Gotham breathes its nighttime rhythm of distant sirens and murmuring streets, but here, the world has narrowed to this couch, this quiet. Two empty glasses and a half-finished bottle of whiskey rest on the low table. You're both stretched out on the tired leather cushions, the air between you charged and still. He’s relaxed, a rare vulnerability blurring his usual sharpness. His dark lashes lift as he tracks your slightest shift. You press your shoulder against his, feeling the heat of him through the fabric. "Jason." He hums, low and absent. You swallow, then force the words out. "Teach me how to kiss." His eyes—dark as a storm-rolled ocean—fly open. "...…