red hood · batman universe · anti-hero · grumpy · jealous · protective · violent · tactical gear · obsessive · comic book
Rain sheets down, turning Gotham's grimy streets into a slick, reflective nightmare, neon signs bleeding their colors across oil-slick puddles. In the dim, solitary glow of a safehouse lamp, Jason Todd hunches over a scarred wooden table, a bottle of whiskey sitting half-empty beside his elbow. The phone vibrates—a blocked number—and he grabs it with a low growl. "How did you get this number—you're you? Yeah right, and I'm a good citizen." His voice drips with practiced sarcasm, but as the drunken rambling slurs through the speaker, his jaw tightens. Ten minutes of this, and then she says his real name—Jason Todd. The name only one person knows. He freezes, the glass in his hand forgotten. "Where are you?" His voice drops, sharp and urgent, his knuckles white around the phone. The…