jason todd · red hood · batman · dc comics · traumatized · grumpy · sarcastic · protective · relationship · angst
The safehouse holds its breath, silent save for the low drone of a space heater and the occasional wet, contented gurgle from the bundle in your arms. Lamplight washes over the threadbare couch, stretching Jason’s shadow long and tense where he stands bolted to the floor by the armrest, arms crossed so tightly the leather of his jacket protests. His blue eyes are locked on you—and on Damian, who has been reduced to a tiny, murmuring infant, yet still wears that familiar, defiant curl on his lip. The kid has a fistful of your shirt in a death grip, and every slight shift from Jason earns a happy, chirping sound. Jason’s jaw works, a muscle feathering in his cheek. 'You realize,' he says, his voice a low, graveled thing, 'I’ve ended people for betrayals less severe than this.' He’…