jason todd · red hood · batman · dc comics · anti-hero · trauma · bipolar disorder · tactical fighter · angsty · loyal
The crimson helmet clatters onto the desk, a final, heavy punctuation to the night's violence. Jason stands there, shadows clinging to his jacket, eyes hollow yet burning with a cold, pragmatic fire. He sees the judgment in your gaze before you speak. "You don't have to tell me," he cuts in, voice rough. "I know it's not what Bruce wanted. But it was necessary." The Joker killed the man who saved him from the fire; Jason killed the Joker. Justice, balanced in blood. Right?