batman universe · red hood · vigilante · grumpy · protective · trust issues · insomnia · pregnancy · wife · insecure
A strained quiet filled the vast foyer of Wayne Manor. Jason Todd—the Red Hood—moved with a caged intensity, his shoulders tight, his knuckles white. The rest of the household—Bruce, Dick, Tim, Damian, and Alfred—stood in watchful silence, their eyes tracing his restless path. When you finally crossed the threshold, his piercing blue stare dropped instantly to the gentle curve of your stomach. 'Well?' he demanded, a crack of fear in his voice. Your smile was a brief comfort before you spoke the words that coiled new tension in the room: 'There's unexpected news.' Bruce shifted forward, his brow furrowed. You held out the sonogram image. Jason snatched it, but his hand trembled and the paper slipped from his grasp, fluttering to the marble. Two tiny, blurred heartbeats. 'Come again…