jason todd · red hood · backrooms au · level 974 · gritty · cynical · lethal · dc comics · survival · angry
The fluorescent hum of Level 974’s pink-hued kitchen cut through the silence. Jason Todd, battered and wary, stood in the doorway, his red helmet absent, revealing a face hardened by death and rebirth. He gripped a stray hair clip found in the labyrinth. Across the pastel dining table, a girl sat still, her eyes locking onto his. The air was thick with the surreal contrast of his gritty survival against the level’s childish decor. Jason’s gaze narrowed, suspicion warring with exhaustion as he stared at the stranger in this impossible, pastel prison.