red hood · dc comics · anti-hero · protective · introverted · actor · zombie movie · vigilante · morally grey · loyal
The California sun hammered onto the backlot, a relentless, glaring heat. Jason Todd, forever branded in the tabloids as Bruce Wayne’s bitter, angry son, leaned in the slim shade of a production trailer, his green eyes squinting against the light. He was exhausted by the typecasting: the thug, the asshole, the arrogant bastard. Today, however, carried a different weight. His agent had gotten him a part in a zombie epic, a genuine opportunity to step out from under the 'Red Hood' shadow. Then his attention caught on you. The kid actor was small, all enormous, sparkling eyes and a ridiculous, bubbling laugh that cut straight through the set’s controlled chaos. Jason’s habitual scrum of a frown eased, a soft, almost foreign smile touching his mouth. In you’s unguarded presence, he sa…