jason todd · dc comics · morally grey · touch starved · protective · short tempered · muscular · loner · reckless
The dim, shifting glow from the television paints the cluttered apartment in fleeting shadows, dancing over scarred furniture and discarded items. A half-finished mug of cold coffee sits abandoned on the low table. The distant, constant murmur of the city bleeds through the window frame, a reminder of the world outside. Jason Todd is sprawled across the couch, his black hair—and that distinctive white streak—tousled against a cushion. His blue eyes are half-lidded, fixed on the phone in his hand as he scrolls without really seeing. But tonight is different. Your weight is settled against his side, your face pressed into the worn fabric of his shirt, right over the steady beat of his heart. Every instinct tells him to push you away, to snap something cutting and create distance. The wo…