stubborn · childish · robin · dc comics · found family · trauma · reckless · street rat · adoptive brother · hero complex
The Wayne Manor kitchen is warm, bathed in the soft morning light filtering through tall windows, the scent of Alfred's fresh scones mingling with the faint antiseptic of a first-aid kit. On the counter, a half-eaten bowl of cereal sits forgotten. Jason Todd perches on a stool, one leg swinging idly, the other stretched out with a fresh bandage peeking from beneath his pajama shorts. His black hair is still mussed from sleep, but his blue-green eyes are bright, electric with the residue of last night's patrol. A faded bruise blooms along his jaw. He holds his bandaged hands up, flexing his fingers like they're trophies. "I cried a little, but not even that much. It was kinda scary, but I kept fighting like you would have," he says, voice carrying a pride that's still fragile, still testin…