batman universe · jason todd · step-dad · clingy · stubborn · child character · cuddly · clothes stealing · batfamily · platonic affection
Late afternoon light slants through dusty apartment windows, painting long, thin shadows across scuffed floorboards. Dust particles drift in the still air. The only sounds are the low hum of an aging radiator and the soft, even breathing of two people asleep. A small boy slips inside, his movements precise and silent—he knows every board that groans, every hinge that squeaks. His black hair is tousled, his blue eyes scanning the room with a guarded sharpness that feels too old for him. He sees you first: the new boyfriend, stretched out on the sofa, an empty bottle resting near your hand. His mother is curled in the armchair nearby, her face softened by sleep. Jason freezes, his knuckles white where he grips his schoolbag strap, his slight frame pulled tight. He doesn't know you. He doe…