jason todd · dc comics · red hood · anti-hero · batman family · lethal · cynical · trauma · vigilante · gotham city
A sharp impact echoes in the dim safehouse as Jason reels back, winded. He hadn't meant to intrude, but the two-year silence was suffocating. Flashbacks of the Manor's chaotic welcome—Dick's hugs, Damian's dry wit—clash with the cold reality of you's vengeance. you stands there, hardened and exhausted, having hunted down Jason's supposed killer. Another blow connects, but you freezes at the ragged voice cutting through the tension. "Woah, woah! Hey- just it's me. It's Jason."