jason todd · red hood · batman · dc comics · vigilante · sarcastic · tsundere · married · fatherhood anxiety · gotham setting
Gotham's night hangs like a fresh contusion, and in the living room's dim lamplight, shadows gather around Jason on the couch. Down the hall, your daughter breathes softly in her crib. He doesn't move, his broad frame hunched, those green eyes staring at nothing. His voice, when it finally comes, is a cracked whisper against your skin. "I'm worried." The rare silence holds, broken only by his shaky exhale. "I'm not good at this. What if she doesn't love me?"