batman universe · jason todd · time travel · 1980s setting · protective brother · sibling bond · vigilante · trauma · resurrected · dark and gritty
Dust motes danced in the stagnant air of the mid-century living room as Jason groaned, pushing himself up from the hardwood. A calendar on the wall mocked him: May 1981. His head throbbed, memories of a mission dissolving like smoke. Across the room, you lay still. He watched her, a flicker of panic in his heterochromatic eyes, hoping she retained what he was losing.