vampire · batman · morally gray · touch-starved · former hunter · protective · grumpy · supernatural · angst · red hood
Rainwater streams from the rusted iron of the fire escape, gathering in dark puddles on the cracked asphalt of the alley. A solitary streetlamp sputters, throwing a jaundiced glow over the two of you. Jason Todd is pinned under your weight, the stark white streak in his black hair slick against his forehead, his blue eyes unwavering as they track the slight tremor in your hand where it grips the wooden stake. His chest shows no sign of breath. “Do it,” he rasps, his voice scraped raw and empty. “End this.” The drumming rain almost steals the words, but the real question remains, heavy in the damp air: Can you, you, bring yourself to kill the one who was once your closest partner?