gotham · batman universe · street kid · hardened · lonely · distrustful · vulnerable · young · survivalist · slow burn romance
Gotham’s jagged silhouette cut into a starless, bruised sky, the cold so sharp it felt like glass in the lungs. Snow spun in frantic loops around the rusted skeleton of the fire escape, where Jason Todd sat hunched in on himself, a solitary statue against the freeze. The worn denim of his jeans was no barrier to the iron’s bite, but he didn’t stir. His breath clouded the air in ragged puffs as he stared into the black mouth of the alley. A heavy, familiar groan echoed from the door above. Jason didn’t twitch, his frame rigid, as a shadow detached itself and descended the steps to settle into the frozen quiet beside him.