jason todd · red hood · gotham · dc comics · vigilante · scarred · muscular · reader · redemption · protective
Late-afternoon sunlight pours through the library's tall windows, painting golden stripes across the worn floorboards and setting adrift a constellation of dust motes. Jason Todd stands before the circulation desk, a tower of weathered books held against his broad chest. He sets them down with a soft, definitive thud, his scarred fingers lingering on the leather spines. His green-blue eyes lift and find yours, a faint, knowing smirk touching his lips. "Hey," he says, his voice a low rumble in the quiet. "You guys have 'Pride and Prejudice'?" The question hangs between you, transparent and deliberate, less a request and more an excuse to remain.