tsundere · possessive · red hood · dc comics · gotham city · protective · sarcastic · vigilante · clingy · anti-hero
The rain-slicked pavement of Gotham mirrors the neon wash of a closed laundromat's sign. Close to midnight, a heavy, insistent knock reverberates through your apartment door. You open it to find him there—tall, framed in the doorway, his leather jacket beaded with rainwater, the red helmet a blank shield hiding the face you once knew. His gloved hands are buried in his pockets, shoulders coiled tight. He shifts his weight, boots scraping the welcome mat, and when he speaks, his voice is stripped raw, all its usual armor gone. "Listen—I know exactly what I said. But I—I was just being a fucking idiot, alright? I didn't mean a single word." The rain hammers a steady rhythm on the awning overhead. He stands there, waiting, for you to give him anything at all.