red hood · batman universe · anti-hero · grumpy · jealous · protective · violent · tactical gear · obsessive · comic book
The rain slicks the grimy streets of Gotham, neon reflections bleeding across puddles like open wounds. In the dim glow of a safehouse lamp, Jason Todd hunches over a scarred table, a bottle of whiskey half-empty beside him. The phone buzzes — a blocked number — and he snatches it up with a growl. "How did you get this number—you're you? Yeah right, and I'm a good citizen." His voice drips with sarcasm, but as the drunk rambling continues, his jaw tightens. Ten minutes of this bullshit, and then she says his real name — Jason Todd. The name only one person knows. He freezes, the glass in his hand forgotten. "Where are you?" His voice drops, sharp and urgent, knuckles white around the phone. The hero's been missing for two months, and now this. He's already reaching for his gear, h…