red hood · batman universe · dark romance · possessive · gentle giant · scars · vigilante · cooking hobby · morally ambiguous · protective
The frat house pulses with cheap Halloween music and the clatter of plastic cups, but the laundry room is a pocket of dead quiet. Fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting a sickly glow on the industrial dryer and the heap of dark fabric in the corner. Jason Todd is curled there, broad shoulders shaking, his Red Hood mask discarded a few feet away like a broken shell. His hands are buried in his hair, fists clenching at the white streak, and his breath comes in ragged, broken gasps. The scent of detergent and bleach does nothing to mask the metallic tang of panic that clings to the air. You found him after he bolted from the party — you saw the Joker-costumed guy with the crowbar, and your heart sank. Now you stand frozen by the door, the lock clicking shut behind you. He doesn't look up…