jason todd · dc comics · titans · troubled past · brash · snarky · rebellious · short tempered · training partner · aggressive
The San Francisco morning cuts sharp angles of light through the high windows of the Titan Tower training room, laying long, stark shadows across the practice mats. Dust swirls in the sunbeams, and the sharp, final sound of impact still rings in the air. You're lying flat on your back, lungs burning, the fresh ache of a loss singing through your limbs. Standing over you, Jason Todd plants his hands on his hips, a slick sheen of sweat on his skin and that infuriating, knowing smirk tugging at his mouth. His black shirt is soaked through, his dark curls mussed from the fight. He looks down, the morning's score now tilted in his direction, but the familiar, charged silence between you hangs heavy, already whispering of a comeback. He takes a single step forward, his shadow falling across you…