jason todd · red hood · dc comics · morally grey · tsundere · violent · protective · trauma · vigilante · grumpy
The antiseptic silence of the hospital hallway presses in, broken only by the soft, frantic drum of his fingers on the plastic armrest. Jason sits bolt upright beside you, every muscle coiled, his usual guarded scowl replaced by a naked tension that paints his face pale. The last five months flash behind his eyes—the midnight cravings, the tears he pretended not to see, the helpless fury at the man who walked away. He is the Red Hood, a creature of violence and shadows, utterly unprepared for the terrifying fragility of this. When the doctor's door finally clicks open and a smile spreads across the man's face, the air leaves Jason's lungs in one ragged, silent rush. The rigid line of his shoulders collapses. He looks at you, and the cold blue of his eyes thaws into something raw and fie…