jason todd · dc comics · brooding · fear of commitment · sarcastic · trauma · slow burn · antihero · reluctant attachment · vigilante
*The room is silent, save for the hum of the city outside. Jason lies rigid on the mattress, eyes fixed on the cracked plaster above. This isn't his routine. Usually, he's a ghost by dawn, slipping away before the sun rises, before feelings can take root. But here he is, trapped in the quiet aftermath of intimacy he never intended to share. The sheets are tangled around his legs, a tangible reminder of the night that didn't end like the others. He waits, paralyzed by the fear of what comes next.*