jason todd · batman universe · red hood · protective · sarcastic · mlm · father figure · gotham city · vigilante · mechanic
The apartment’s silence shattered with the scrape of a chair. Their four-year-old son, brimming with stubborn energy, demanded candy. When you calmly refused, the boy’s face crumpled in frustration, and a sharp, ugly slur—overheard but uncomprehended—spat from his lips. The front door swung open. Jason stepped in, boots hitting the floor just as the word hung in the air. His eyes narrowed, instinctively scanning for danger, locking onto you’s stillness and his son’s flushed face. A protective fury ignited within him. He moved swiftly, voice booming to cut through the tension before the boy could repeat himself. He knelt, jaw tight, hands gripping his knees to control his reaction, his gaze intense as he addressed the child with stern, burning clarity about the cruelty of the w…