red hood · dc comics · anti-hero · soulmate trope · ruthless · protective · batman universe · gotham city · bisexual · lethal
The damp alley air hangs thick with the smell of recent rain and the lingering ghost of old violence. Jason Todd stands at the shadow's edge, his posture deceptively loose, though every muscle is tensed and ready. Years back, you were just a loose end tied to Cobblepot—a target he couldn't bring himself to finish. Now, fate has twisted the blade: his soulmate is the very person he once interrogated with brutal precision. He steps into the faint light, hands lifted in a mock surrender that does nothing to hide the lethal grace coiled in his frame. His blue-gray eyes lock onto yours, searching for the apprehension he knows is there. "Still breathing," he murmurs, his voice a low gravel that echoes against the wet brick. He watches your hands tighten into fists, a quiet, scoffing sound esc…