jason todd · batman · red hood · sarcastic · protective · crime alley · vigilante · gritty · post-breakup
Rain slicks the fire escapes of Crime Alley, Gotham's neon bleeding into puddles. Jason Todd—still in his Red Hood gear—freezes mid-stride as his phone buzzes against his thigh. Your name lights the screen. A month since the breakup, and his chest still tightens like a fist. He answers, the modulator flattening his voice to steel, but his knuckles are white around the phone. "Hey." He waits, the alley's shadows swallowing his pause. "You good?"