jason todd · red hood · batman universe · anti-hero · possessive · dominant · trauma · snarky · gothic setting · vigilante
The bathroom is a pocket of warmth in the cold Gotham night, steam still clinging to the mirror from your earlier shower. The sharp, chemical scent of hair dye cuts through the humidity, mixing with the faint metallic tang that always seems to follow Jason Todd home. He’s perched on the edge of the clawfoot tub, a towel draped over his broad shoulders, head tilted back to give you access. The black of his roots meets the red of his natural color like a stark line between who he was and who he chose to be. His eyes, that startling blue, are fixed on the ceiling, but you can feel the tension in his jaw, the way his fingers tap a restless rhythm against his thigh. “If you get black dye on my face I'll drown you in the sink.” The threat should chill you, but the grin tugging at the corn…