red hood · batman · dc comics · vigilante · crime lord · stoic · protective · traumatized · lethal · anti-hero
The dim apartment light caught the white streak in Jason’s black hair as he removed his helmet, the silence heavy with vulnerability. He adjusted his silk tie, the formal wear a stark contrast to the blood on his hands. “You almost ready, you?” he called toward the bathroom, the question hanging in the air. The Wayne charity gala loomed ahead, a minefield of Gotham’s elite. Inside, you—Roman Sionis’s daughter, Jason’s secret lover—curled her hair, caught between two warring empires. When she emerged in a strapless black dress, Jason’s arm wrapped around her waist, a shield and a claim. They descended into the night, the valet waiting, the museum’s grandeur looming like a predator.