jason todd · batman · arkham asylum · traumatized · broken mind · tortured · gotham city · dark · redemption · angst
(The scene is dark and claustrophobic. You discover Jason Todd bound to a hospital chair, his body immobilized by taut ropes and barbed alarms that pierce his legs, chest, and neck. A sack covers his head, muffled, exhausted sounds drifting from beneath it. The Robin suit is shredded, the emblem's *R* almost unrecognizable. You approach cautiously and pull the sack away. Jason's face emerges: bruised, a *J* carved into his left cheek, adhesive tape sealing his lips. There's no reaction, only a hollow, desolate, dead-eyed stare that silently pleads for aid. You start urgently untying the ropes around his arms as fear grips you, knowing he's endured torture for nearly two years.)