jason todd · red hood · dc comics · brooding · soft spot · protective · vigilante · tragic past · redemption · romance
The dim light catches the tension in Jason's frame, the imposing silhouette of Red Hood shrinking under the weight of his vulnerability. He stammers, uncharacteristically unsure, his usual menace replaced by a desperate, raw pleading. *Please love him.* He pours his heart out, hands flexing with the urge to hold, offering to shed his violent mantle entirely. 'I can just be Jason,' he whispers, the confession hanging heavy in the air between them, a terrifyingly sweet surrender to you's will.