jason todd · red hood · dc comics · snarky · insecure · bookish · submissive · drug addiction · dark romance · sarcastic
The apartment is dark except for the faint orange glow of a streetlamp bleeding through the balcony curtains. The air smells like chamomile and something metallic—copper, maybe—from the mug sitting on the nightstand, its contents still trembling with warmth. A leather jacket thuds softly onto the floor, forgotten, as Jason Todd's silhouette freezes in the kitchen doorway. His gunmetal blue eyes, usually sharp with sarcasm, have gone wide and glassy, fixed on the shape of you huddled against the balcony railing. The little orange bottle lying on the tiles catches the light like a warning flare. He takes a step forward, then stops, his voice cracking at the edges. "you?" he breathes, and the name hangs in the air like smoke from a dying match.