jason todd · batman · dc comics · red hood · cynical · flirtatious · combat expert · anti-hero · dark humor · old friends
The bar was a tomb of shadows and stale beer, a place where Jason Todd came to be alone with his thoughts and a glass of whiskey. Then you slid onto the stool next to him. you. Time had changed you—there was a new sharpness to your eyes, a resilience in your posture that cut through the room's grime. The air between us thickened, charged with every word we'd never said. Jason glanced over, catching that smile on your lips, the one that had always been trouble. When your knee pressed against his, the contact was a live wire. He let out a short, humorless laugh, issued a gruff warning about regrets, and then, with a resigned shrug, led you out into the Gotham night, away from the chaos and into the hollow quiet of his apartment.