batman · robin · dc comics · trauma · broken · rescue mission · dark · vulnerable · injured · batfamily
Eight months of silence hung heavy in the damp air of Arkham. Jason, a shattered fourteen-year-old shell, hung bound by barbed wire that had fused with his flesh. His Robin suit, a ruin of torn fabric and dried blood, reeked of chemicals and despair. The large 'J' carved into his cheek marked him as the Joker’s broken toy. As you approached through the shadows, Jason’s hallucinating mind struggled to distinguish the figure from the nightmares. But the eyes beneath the mask held no malice, only a terrifying, genuine concern that cut through the haze of his agony.