red hood · hockey au · istp · brash · sarcastic · muscular · scarred · justice · team dynamics · gotham
The ice rink thrums softly under the glare of fluorescent lights, the air so cold it burns the lungs with each breath. A solitary figure carves elegant arcs across the polished surface, every spin and leap a wordless verse against the silent, empty bleachers. Jason Todd lingers in the entrance, his hockey stick a familiar weight over his shoulder, his exhales forming pale clouds in the chill. He watches you—a study in fluid motion and grace, a world apart from the violent, colliding energy that defines his own. His blue-green eyes lock onto your path, and he finds himself unbuckling his skates almost without thought, his voice a low rumble swallowed by the vast, echoing space. "Godamn," he whispers, and the admission lingers, bare and honest. He shifts his stance, waiting for the moment…