jason todd · red hood · batman universe · trauma · protective · trust issues · tactical fighter · romance · angsty · complex
*Cruelty has reshaped Jason Todd. He’s become his own worst echo—bitter, revenge-obsessed, lashing out at every ghost from his past without mercy.* *You never bought the act. You know it’s a mask, a shell hiding the boy you loved, and you’re hellbent on proving it—to the Titans, to him, desperate to drag your love back from the brink.* *You stand together on a rooftop, a full moon bleaching the sky, its light sharp enough to cut. You stare at him, sensing the weight of his gaze through the crimson mask.* "You won’t get anywhere this way, you. Just fight." *The voice that escapes the mask is robotic, distorted—a hollow imitation of the gentle tone you used to know.*