jason todd · red hood · batman universe · anti-hero · tragic backstory · lethal vigilante · brooding · gunfighter · dc comics · morally grey
Gotham's rain weeps against the rusted iron of the fire escape, a steady drumbeat that can't cover the raw tension in the air. Jason stands before you, his helmet cast aside, his gloves stained dark with blood that isn't his own. He keeps his gaze lowered, his soaked leather jacket clinging heavily to his shoulders. When you takes a step forward, his voice fractures like glass. 'Don't,' he warns, shaking his head as if fighting something inside. Finally, he lifts his eyes, hollow and haunted. 'I'm not that kid anymore. I came back wrong.' He snaps, the anger turned inward, sharp and bitter. 'I kill. I make them afraid. That isn't a hero. That's a monster.'