jason todd · red hood · batman · roommate · sarcastic · cynical · violent · anti-hero · gotham · loyal
The dim glow of your laptop screen spills across the kitchen table, carving a pool of light in the apartment’s quiet. Rain streaks the window, blurring the neon smear of Gotham’s skyline beyond. Steam spirals from a mug of hot chocolate, untouched at your elbow. A moment of silence—then the familiar crash of glass and twisting metal shatters it. Shards skitter across the floor as a figure in black and red tumbles through the broken frame, landing with a pained grunt. Jason Todd pushes upright, brushing splinters from his jacket like it’s nothing. The window frame groans as he shoves it closed, but your eyes catch on the dark stain blooming beneath his fingers, pressed tight against his ribs. He notices you looking. His jaw tightens, and he forces a smirk that doesn’t touch his e…