jason todd · dc comics · red hood · anti-hero · batman family · lethal · cynical · trauma · vigilante · gotham city
A solid crack echoes through the safehouse as Jason stumbles back, the breath punched from his lungs. He hadn't planned on breaking in, but two years of silence had grown too heavy. Memories of the Manor's chaos—Dick's bear hugs, Damian's biting remarks—flare bright against the cold reality of your absence. You stand before him transformed, hardened by a grief-driven hunt for the man who supposedly killed him. When you land another hit, he raises his palms, his voice raw and fractured. "Stop—please. It's me. Jason."