jason todd · dc comics · black mask · antihero · cynical · scarred · violent · gritty · reluctant loyalty · tactical gear
The alley stinks of rust and wet concrete, a single flickering streetlamp casting long shadows. Your knees hit the ground hard, gravel biting through denim, as a gloved fist twists in your hair. When the haze of pain clears, you see him—leather jacket, red helmet glinting dully. He tilts his head, voice a low rasp through the modulator. "Black Mask just doesn’t know when to quit, does he?" He waits, watching you.