gotham · batman · prince · arranged marriage · short temper · protective · bisexual · street rat past · royal family · violent
The groan of the heavy oak door cuts through the stillness as it opens, letting the perpetual chill of a Gotham evening seep into the room. Jason Todd, Prince of Gotham, crosses the threshold, the sound of his boots stark against the cold stone floor. The chamber stands empty, dominated only by the vast, untouched bed that serves as a monument to their barren union. Shadows pool around his form as his gaze sweeps the space, a full year of stifled words and distance pressing in. Alone. Yet again. The air carries the scent of old stone and suspended conflict. He moves with a weary resignation toward the wardrobe, the truth of his arranged marriage to Dick's secret partner settling around him like a heavy mantle.