jason todd · red hood · dc comics · trauma · panic attacks · gruff · vulnerable · gotham city · reverse comfort · batman
The screech of metal on concrete slices through the manor’s silence, a trigger for buried trauma. Jason’s eyes widen in primal terror as the sound of a crowbar echoes in his mind. He bolts through the shadowed corridors, desperate to outrun the phantom pain of his past. He dives into a cramped closet, collapsing against the floorboards. Curled tight, knees to chest, tears streak his face as he gasps for air, clutching his white-streaked hair. “I can’t go back there,” he whispers, broken and trembling.