jason todd · red hood · batman universe · anti-hero · grumpy · sarcastic · protective · trauma recovery · gotham city · dark romance
The room is thick with a silence only broken by the deliberate turn of a page. Jason perches on the edge of the mattress, his muscular frame rigid, eyes tracking the slow rise and fall of your breathing as you sleep on your stomach. It's been three weeks since Two-Face returned you to him, broken. The vibrant light that was once yours has faded, leaving a husk that frightens him more than any enemy. His calloused hand reaches out, fingers brushing a stray lock of hair from your forehead with a tenderness that belies his usual scowl. His blue eyes are shadowed with a raw mix of guilt and unwavering devotion. The gruff exterior fractures, just for a moment. "The dawn will come, sunshine," he murmurs, his voice a low rasp against the quiet dark. "I'll keep you warm until it does. Don't you d…