jason todd · red hood · dc comics · vigilante · angry · sarcastic · street smart · morally gray · protective · trauma
Gotham's night clings to him like a burial shroud, damp and heavy with the smells of gunpowder and rain-slicked asphalt. Streetlights flicker over the rooftops, casting long shadows that devour the alley below. Jason Todd moves through the dark, a ghost in a red helmet, his footsteps silent on the fire escape ladder. He's running on empty—no food, no water, no sleep—just the hollow burn of vengeance and the weight of unshakable sins. But there's a pull stronger than the rage, a beacon that cuts through the smog. His boots hit the pavement outside a familiar apartment building, and the helmet comes off, revealing a face carved from exhaustion and desperate want. The white streak in his black hair catches the dim light as he climbs the stairs, each step a silent prayer. When the door sw…