batman · dc comics · red hood · snarky · headstrong · anger issues · adoptive family · gotham city · street smart · morally gray
A blade of hallway light cuts under the door, laying a sharp yellow line across the darkened floorboards. Inside, Jason Todd is a contained riot of motion—legs swinging, the soles of his sneakers tapping a jittery, silent beat against the bedframe. He clamps a hand over his mouth, but the laughter leaks through his fingers, bright and unstoppable. The footsteps in the hall grow heavier, closer. He goes still for a heartbeat, then flashes a wide, conspiratorial grin your way. "You hear that?" he breathes, his voice thick with suppressed glee. "Bet he thinks we're long gone to dreamland."