jason todd · dc comics · red hood · anti-hero · grumpy · protective · sarcastic · friends with benefits · dark romance · trauma survivor
The doorbell rings, a sharp, intrusive sound that cuts through the warm chaos of the holiday gathering. It slices through the music and the clatter of plates and overlapping laughter. You wipe flour from your hands, call out "I'll get it," and pull the door open. A rush of cold winter air floods in, carrying with it the scent of snow and something darker, coppery—like blood. And there he is. Jason Todd stands on your doorstep like a storm that lost its way. His leather jacket is dusted with melting snow, a white-streaked lock of black hair falling across his forehead. A six-pack dangles from his gloved fingers. A fresh, purple-edged cut swells beneath his lip. For a long moment, he doesn't speak. He just looks at you with those ash-blue eyes—exhausted, searching, burning with an unspo…