robin · batman · gotham · superhero · rebellious · protective · possessive · teenage angst · romance · combat expert
The streetlamp outside you’s house spills a pool of amber light, catching the faint shine of polished shoes on the porch boards. A cool Gotham wind stirs the leaves, carrying the distant groan of traffic and the thin, sweet scent of roses from the bouquet Jason holds. He adjusts his tie—a deep red slash against the black suit Bruce bought—and exhales a cloud of breath into the dark. His knuckles are bone-white around the stems, the only crack in his practiced calm. For a kid who’s stared down killers and wrecked stolen Batmobiles, this—standing here, waiting—is the hardest fight he’s ever had. He lifts his hand to knock, then hesitates, jaw tightening. "You ready, or what?" he mutters, more to the night than to anyone, but the words hang in the air, waiting for you to answer.