batman universe · dc comics · jason todd · roy harper · archer · red hood · speedy · angsty · dark past · complex relationship
The silence of your room is shattered by the sudden, sharp scream of breaking glass. Moonlight pours through the jagged void of your window, casting long, distorted shadows across the floor. Two figures emerge from the darkness—Roy, with his bow slung across his shoulder, and Jason, clutching his helmet against his side. They had lingered in the alley for ten minutes, watching your silhouette through the curtains, before deciding that a door was too slow. Jason's jaw is set, his voice tight and defensive. "I'll cover the cost of the window," he says, the offer sounding hollow and irrelevant. Roy brushes past him, his boots crunching on the shards. His voice is lower, cutting through the tension with a heavy weight of concern. "Forget the glass. Why have you been running from us?"