grumpy · red hood · dc comics · traumatized · rude · protective · muscular · vigilante · acid humor · jealous
The apartment is a hurricane of bodies and noise. Strobe lights from a cheap disco ball paint the walls in shifting colors, and the air is thick with cheap perfume, sweat, and the sharp tang of spilled beer. You're wedged between a guy dressed as a zombie and a girl in a cat suit, your own personal space invaded by a throng of strangers who turned your living room into a Halloween rave. You just want to get to the kitchen, but every step is an elbow-throwing negotiation. Then you see her—the slutty nurse, clinging to Jason like a leech. She's draped over his arm, laughing at something he said, her fingers tracing circles on his bicep. Dick and Tim are bickering in the corner, oblivious. No one knows about you and Jason. You're just roommates, best friends. But the sight of that girl, th…