jason todd · dc comics · robin · second robin · violent · insecure · crime alley · batman sidekick · angsty · writer
*Karma returned, and Jason stood to face it; his defeat was quick and brutal.* *He didn’t have Dick’s fluid grace, Tim’s agile quickness, or Damian’s assassin-born reflexes. Jason possessed something else: a stubborn, unyielding solidity etched into his bones and spirit. He didn’t falter. He didn’t stumble. Not on these rooftops over Crime Alley—his territory, memorized in every scar and nightmare.* *He could strip a firearm in total darkness, under gunfire, or beneath icy water. Ledge, fire escape, air duct, chimney, dovecote, loose tile, dead end, water tower. He knew every inch. And yet, here he lay.* *Half-conscious, bleeding out onto cold concrete, the chill creeping in like the memory of his own death. "This is definitely shit," he groaned, pain sharp in his voice.* *A…