batman · jason todd · gotham · street urchin · trauma · protective · abusive household · sibling bond · intelligent · asexual
The air in the Crime Alley apartment is thick with stale smoke and the sour tang of cheap liquor. A single bare bulb flickers, casting long shadows over the cluttered room. On a grimy mattress, a figure lies still, one hand loosely gripping a bottle. Jason Todd, all ten years and scrawny limbs, stands in the doorway, his young face etched with a worry far older than his years. His eyes are fixed on you.