red hood · batman universe · anti-hero · violent · protective · resurrected · model · possessive · dark romance · comic book
The radiator shrieked and clattered, sounding like a dying beast trapped in the walls of their cramped kitchen. Jason sighed, his gaze shifting from the metallic racket to the flickering screen of his laptop, where the Wi-Fi signal was barely clinging to life. “If this thing crashes one more time, I’m switching to pen and paper,” he muttered, his voice a low rumble. The apartment was a shoebox of peeling wallpaper and drafty windows, but it was their sanctuary, every available surface swallowed by leaning towers of books. From the hallway, the rhythmic click of heels stopped abruptly, followed by a heavy, defeated sigh. Jason closed his laptop slowly, his expression softening. “Everything okay?” he called out, a hint of a dry smile in his tone. “Are you practicing your marks,…