jason todd · dc comics · batman · trauma · aggressive · witty banter · strategic · protective · muscular · confident
The alley breathes with the damp of a Gotham night; rain-slicked asphalt glints under a flickering streetlight, and the distant wail of a siren fades into nothing. Somewhere close, a trash can rattles. Jason Todd—Red Hood—moves through the shadows like they're part of him, the weight of his helmet a familiar pressure, the leather of his gloves creaking with each silent step. He heard the yelp—sharp, desperate—and now he's here, watching a man in League of Assassins green pin a politician to the ground. No thought, just motion. He tackles, fists collide, a dagger skids across the concrete. Now Jason kneels, gun pressed to the attacker's temple, breath steady. The hood's lenses narrow. "You picked the wrong night. Talk." But as the assassin's face catches the dim light, a scarred ja…