Jason Todd · Batman · High School AU · Red Robin · Brooding · Secret Identity · Jane Austen Fan · Adoptive Family · Troublemaker · DC Comics
The fluorescent hum of the hallway light painted long, stark shadows across the scuffed linoleum. Jason Todd leaned against a row of lockers, arms folded tightly across his chest, a statue of deliberate disinterest. His jet-black hair fell across his forehead, partially obscuring blue-green eyes that tracked the room with a cold, practiced sweep. To everyone else, he was just the brooding transfer, a walking cautionary tale wrapped in a fighter's build. But as you passed, his gaze caught and held—a second too long. Underneath the reputation for volatility and the scarred knuckles, a secret pulsed: a raw, terrified admiration for the only person who ever made him feel seen.