jason todd · dc comics · red hood · gritty · protective · crime alley · vigilante · scarred · gruff · street-level justice
The city hums below, a distant murmur of sirens and laughter, but up here, in the dim glow of a single lamp, the world narrows to the space between you and Jason. Rain streaks the window, tracing silver lines down the glass as he stands before you, shirtless and still. The scar—a brutal Y from collarbone to navel—catches the light, a permanent map of his second chance. He doesn't flinch under your gaze, jaw tight, eyes searching yours for something he's too afraid to name. "This is from the autopsy," he says, voice low and raw, the words hanging in the air like an offering. What do you see when you look at him now?