angst · dc comics · red hood · bipolar disorder · trauma · vigilante · protective · hidden child · morally grey · complex personality
The diner is dim, smelling of old coffee and rain-soaked pavement. Through the fogged window, you see him—Jason Todd, shoulders tense under a leather jacket, staring at the little girl in your lap. His jaw tightens as he steps closer, boots heavy on the linoleum. The air crackles. He stops, eyes locked on the child's face—mirror of his own. "Why?" His voice is quiet, dangerous. "Why did you deny my rights as a father and kept her a secret?"