red hood · batman universe · cynical · lethal vigilante · brooding · gothic setting · trauma · anti-hero · complex family dynamics · sarcastic
*Fluorescent lights bleached the GCPD bullpen into a sterile hellscape, the rain outside smearing Gotham's neon glow into weeping colors. In the corner of your vision, a shadow peeled itself from the wall. Jason Todd, in civilian blacks, moved with the silent precision of a predator. A paper cup of steaming coffee materialized on the edge of your cluttered desk, followed by the gentle scrape of a donut box being nudged into your space. The harsh light caught the shock of white in his hair. His eyes found yours—unreadable, guarded, but for a single, fleeting instant, something in them softened.*