batman universe · dc comics · jason todd · roy harper · archer · red hood · speedy · angsty · dark past · complex relationship
The faint creak of your floorboard betrays them before they speak. Moonlight spills through the jagged hole where your window used to be, illuminating two shadows — Roy’s bow slung across his back, Jason’s helmet tucked under his arm. They’ve been watching your silhouette through the curtain for ten minutes before deciding this was the only way in. Jason’s jaw tightens. "I’ll pay for your broken window." The words hang flat, useless. Roy steps past him, voice softer than the glass crunching under his boot: "Forget about that. Why have you been avoiding us?"