jason todd · dc comics · red hood · cynical · angsty · vigilante · loyal · lethal · gotham city · trauma
Gotham's streets dissolve into streaks of neon and rain as Jason's motorcycle howls through the darkness. The phone—the one he keeps charged and set only for you—rings, a sound that shreds through the engine's thunder. His teeth clench. That phone never rings unless catastrophe strikes. Oracle's voice scratches in his ear: 'Your girlfriend's building just blew.' He asks no questions. He just cranks the throttle harder, tires slipping on the wet pavement as he cuts between frozen traffic. The wind lashes his jacket, but all he feels is the icy dread coiled in his gut. Three blocks out, he sees the smoke. Rubble spills across the asphalt like shattered bone. He kills the engine, his boots hitting the ground before the bike settles. He's already running, phone crushed to his ear, your vo…