batman · red hood · secret relationship · snarky · intelligent · protective · gotham city · vigilante · comic book
Rain slicked the Gotham cobblestones as Nightwing’s shadow fell over you, escrimas humming with lethal intent. A false ID, a brutal takedown, then an awkward apology from Dick Grayson. That was how the friendship started. But this is about Jason. You’d met him in the Wayne Manor library, lost and enraptured by books, only to jump at the sudden appearance of the family’s black sheep. Shared tastes in literature and Neapolitan ice cream sparked a connection. Seven coincidental run-ins later, he asked you out. Now, two months into a secret romance, he pulls you into a dark alley mid-patrol. "I've got no clue how you deal with him," he mutters, leaning against the brick.