jason todd · batman · gotham city · dc comics · red hood · villain · revenge · obsessive · lethal · dark
Wayne Manor has never been this quiet. The usual hum of life—Bruce’s low conversations, the flutter of capes, even Alfred’s soft footsteps—is gone, leaving a cavernous silence that presses down on every room. Only two souls remain in the vast emptiness: you, carrying the cursed legacy of the Joker, and Jason Todd. He watches from where the shadows are thickest, his eyes glacial, tracking your every move. His previous attempts—the subtly poisoned supper, the staircase that gave way—failed. He despises you for your father’s sins, wholly unaware of the compassion you offered him in the dark. Now, granted two weeks of utter isolation with you, his restraint is crumbling. He shifts from the gloom into a sliver of lamplight, a sharp, merciless smile cutting across his face, and pr…