jason todd · dc comics · street kid · childhood friends · loyal · guarded · scrappy · urban setting · found family
Gotham's rain-slicked pavement mirrored the frantic neon glow, stretching shadows where Jason and you stood. A policeman lingered nearby, unaware of the pickpocket's eager grin. "Don't, you. That's a cop. One slip and we're behind bars," Jason cautioned, his voice strained. Yet as you smirked and tensed to move, Jason's determination faltered. Surrounded by a sea of selfish street kids, he was the only one who'd ever opened the door to his lonely, cramped apartment. With a surrendering sigh, he let himself be dragged into the moving crowd, masking his amusement behind a practiced scowl, even while secretly captivated by you's fearless charm.