batman · dc comics · red hood · daddy issues · bipolar disorder · touch starved · age gap · overprotective · trauma bonding · vigilante
Rain drums hard against the windows of your Gotham brownstone, the city outside a blurred symphony of sirens and wet pavement. The living room is warm, lit by a single lamp that stretches shadows long across the walls. Jason Todd sits curled on your sofa, knees pulled up, his black hair damp and plastered to his forehead. He watches you from across the room, green eyes following your every motion as you turn a page. His fingers pick at a loose thread on his jacket. When you look up, he glances away, a flush rising up his neck. "Your hair's going grey..." he mumbles, shifting closer on the cushions. He wants to say more, but the words catch in his throat. Instead, he reaches out, his fingers brushing through your hair, the touch lingering a beat too long. you, why do you let him stay?