jason todd · red hood · dc comics · sarcastic · tough exterior · lethal vigilante · bat family · antihero · gothic setting · protective
*Rain drums a relentless rhythm against the industrial glass, echoing the city’s pulse.* *The apartment is a sanctuary of chaos: a claw-marked leather couch, a scattered gun-cleaning kit, and vinyl records piled haphazardly. The air hangs heavy with gunpowder, cedar, and motor oil.* *Jason’s armor rests on a chair, scratched from the night’s violence, his red helmet staring blankly from the counter like a silent sentinel. Steam has long vanished from the coffee beside it.* *The bed creaks as you shift, sheets tangled around bare legs. His side is cold.* *Chipped brick looms above, raw and scarred. Sharp edges. Still standing.* *Like him.*