#Jason Todd rewrite

[eyeball-freak]

Here’s how I would write Jason Todd if I had my own continuity

-Make him and Dick closer in age (like a two year age difference, maybe Dick is 15 when he decides to lead his own team and Jason becomes the new Robin at 13)

-Give him most of the lore and backstory of TNBA’s Tim Drake (Who was really Jason Todd just with Tim’s name because Jason was unpopular at that time)-This includes the brainwashing and torture he went through to become joker jr

-After this traumatic experience he would willingly give up the mantle as Robin and lay low for a long time

-Time skip maybe about a year, something triggers him to put on the cape and mask again, but not the cape or mask of Robin. Perhaps all that culmination of trauma

-Have him officially become the Red X (no redhood in this continuity because I never liked that idea)-Give him a similar dynamic in teen titans in regards to his relationship with Dick, except he isn’t actively malicious, he’d be a neutral force and slowly shift into more anti hero status

-Have him ALMOST kill someone, I’m not sure if he’d kill Joker in this continuity for of his extreme trauma would make him repress his emotions like guilt and empathy to an extreme degree to the point that he doesn’t feel anything at the thought of killing someone, except perhaps a sense of justice. However, in someway he would be brought back to his senses and would be reminded that he doesn’t need to kill in order for there to be justice

-I want him to have actual closure with Batman, I hate how their relationship is in canon. They should disagree on a few things sure. But they should still care for each other at the end of the day.

-Overall have him be a generally morally good character but also have been be willing to do more morally dubious things (not killing as we’ve established). Have him have a rivalry with Dick but also have them be able to team up for the greater good and work together, they are brothers after all. I’d like to imagine in the future when he’s older he’d take a liking to Damien and eventually Terry McGinnius (yes I would incorporate Batman beyond into my continuity it’s my writing lol-)

[madeofstardust17]

I am convinced that if Dick watches The Greatest Showman it would break him.

He watches it with his brothers and he ends up laying face down on the couch. His brothers don't know if he's crying happy-tears, nostalgic-tears, normal emotional movie tears or I'm-having-flashbacks-tears.

It's a bit of everything if he's being honest.

Tim is freaking the fuck out, Jason is aggressively trying to get him to stop crying, Damian is just standing there with his brain bluescreening.

[erinwantstowrite]

Thoughts on the new robin movie that got announced? I think it’s called dynamic duo??

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[beautyconsumer]

Jason should get to kill.

We, as an audience we should get to see Jason's character developed outside the black sheep that he is, unloved and repressed. Labeled as incompetent and/or impulsive.

A lot of the fandom and WFA deals with involving Jason into the batfamily by making him guilty about his actions, the thing is that the way they do it never feels satisfactory, because it doesn't feel like Jason or like it's his decision, it feels like he's giving up a part of himself to be included in his so called family.

New 52 was a mess, but it also had Jason being quickly forgiven and folded into the family which was nice, then again, with the condition of no killing.

Vigilantes who kill are typical on media, but Jason doesn't get the same treatment because he has the shadow of his father, the Bat; looming over him.

I believe Jason killing is a flaw to him as a person, not as a character, at the same time I believe that Bruce being Batman is a flaw, it's how they cope with their unresolved trauma, Is it healthy? No. Do I want them to stop being vigilantes? Also no, it would not be who they are.

I'm also a sucker for BatFam dynamics but reading scenarios where Jason has to change or having his boundaries disrespected over and over is... just wrong.

The perfect scenario for me would be for the batfam to accept Jason entirely even if he kills, even if just in his turf. It's not reasonable or fitting into the batfam morals but oh well...

That's what fan content is for.

[ivysangel]

hi! :) how about things escalating when you were supposed to have a simple nice bath with jason? I've been thinking about this for a while

it started out so innocent...like seriously ?? you were just trying to ease some of the aches and pains he'd been experiencing. his job demanded so much of him physically with very few breaks, it's no wonder he was so achy all the time. and although he never told you, you saw the way he'd hold himself up on walls and counters after particularly bad nights, and how he'd cook frozen peas for dinner multiple times in a week because he'd accidentally defrosted them while icing a bruise.

it started out so innocent. and quickly devolved into something completely the opposite. you had run the bath for him, putting some muscle relaxing bath salts and extra bubbles. lit a nice candle, and dimmed the lights for some ambiance. he was appreciative, giving you a soft kiss before getting undressed and dipping into the hot water. "is the temperature okay?" you had asked. to which he responded, "how 'bout you join me and find out?" you thought he was just being flirty to hide the pain he was in, but he was serious, pulling a wet arm out of the tub and grabbing your hand, trying to silently convince you to join him.

spoiler, it works.

and thats how you end up boucing up and down on his cock, gripping the sides of the tub as water splashes over onto the tile floor. his hands are on your hips, guiding you as you both try your best not to make too much of a mess of your bathroom. it's a little difficult, theres not as much space as your bed, shower, or couch (all places you've fucked jason). your legs ache a bit and you don't have ability to maneuver into a different position like usual, but the sound of jasons groans echoing against the walls are enough to make you power through it. the warm water isn't enough to soothe the burning in your thigh muscles as you straddle jason in the cramped space of the tub, and he can see that you're getting tired despite you intention to keep going. he moves his hands down, massaging your thighs gently. squeezing at the soft flesh and sending sparks straight to your core. "come on baby, just a little more. i'm so close." it comes out breathy, a tone of voice you don't hear from him often. it's enough to make you double down, wrapping your arms around his neck, pulling him close and kissing him with a ferocity you didn't know you had in you. you swallow eachothers moans, the burn of your legs no longer on your mind, now replaced with a goal of getting him to cum deep inside you (this is actually always your goal if we're being honest).

[dukeofthomas]

Honestly the thing about Jason&Bruce for me is that I don't think they can reconsile.

Like even outside of the different moralities and vengeance and the Joker and all of that. Once your father has split your throat open with a knife, that's it. You can't come back from that. There is no reconciliation or forgiveness after something like that is done.

[haveihitanerve]

The same scene, written one year apart(increased batman/batfam knowledge and increased writing skill): 

“I’ve changed a lot Bruce.” Jason growled, looking away. “But not where it matters,” Bruce returned softly, taking a cautious step forward. His hand brushed Jason’s chest. “Not in here.” 

“I’ve changed Bruce.” Jason snapped, brows drawn together in anger because why couldn’t he just understand that Jason wasn’t his little boy anymore? He wasn’t… who Bruce wanted him to be. “Maybe,” Bruce admitted quietly, and Jason had to look away, silver lining his eyes because- because well he hadn’t expected Bruce to agree. He hadn’t expected it to hurt that much. But Bruce wasn’t finished. His fingertips brushed Jason’s chest, and Jason turned to look at him. “But not in here,” Bruce said softly, eyes so blue and so earnest. “Not where it matters.” 

[slut4thebroken]

Closure

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Pairing | Jason Todd x reader

Summary | Under The Red Hood rewrite

Warnings | angst, fluff, murder lol

Words | 4k

Notes | My coping mechanism after watching under the red hood

Ao3 link | <3

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Blinding rage. That was all you felt as you stared at Bruce who was silent, waiting for your response. But even through all of the rage you still felt like you misheard him, that this couldn’t be true. 

“What?” You whispered, expression cold but on the verge of shattering any second now. 

“I’m sorry. But you have to understand, this isn’t the same Jason you knew,” 

“How long?” You asked, completely ignoring his response. 

“What?” Everything he was doing was making your blood boil. 

“How long have you known?” You gritted, vision going blurry with tears as your eyes started burning. He sighed and looked away from you for a moment. 

“Three weeks.” Despite your throat starting to close up and the nausea building in your stomach, you forced yourself to respond. 

“You knew he was alive for three weeks and you didn’t tell me?” You swore you almost saw him flinch at your tone. 

“I couldn’t have you going off and doing something to get yourself killed. Like I said, he’s not the same.” His calmness just added more fuel to the fire that was your burning rage. 

“What, you needed time to “take care of him” without me possibly intervening?” You spat. 

“No! I was trying to help him.”

“Bullshit! You really expect me to believe that you give two fucks about him when you put “a good soldier” on his memorial? He thought of you as a father.” The more your voice raised, the more it started to break. “If you really were trying to help him, you would have included me.” 

“I couldn’t have you getting hurt.”

“Stop acting like you were protecting me! Stop acting like anything he could do would be worse than how I felt after he died. You watched me grieve, Bruce. You-” Cutting yourself off with a choked sob, you looked away from him as hot tears burned a trail down your face. “You watched me sit by his grave and cry for hours.” You let out a shaky breath, trying to calm down. 

“You may have lost a soldier, but I lost the love of my life.” 

“I understand what you’re feeling-“

“No!” You screamed, then quickly lowered your voice again. “You don’t. You knew-” You swallowed down a sob and shoved his chest, not moving him at all. “You knew he was alive for weeks and you didn’t tell me.” Another shove. When he once again barely even swayed, you just continued hitting his chest, feeling your rage turn back into the heartache you’ve become accustomed to. “You knew- how could you not tell me?” There were hardly any words that didn’t break while you were speaking. You started hyperventilating the more you cried and the more you thought. 

Would he be as happy to see you as you would be to see him? Would he even want to see you? What if he doesn’t feel the same anymore? Bile rose in your throat at the thought. You genuinely aren’t sure if you can handle that on top of everything. 

Distantly, you heard Bruce calling your name, felt his hands on your shoulders. When you finally came out of your thoughts, you pushed away from him and ran to the front door. He called out, asking where you were going and saying it wasn’t safe to drive in your current state but you ignored him. He already knew where you were going. You wasted no time getting on your motorcycle and driving toward the city. 

You tried to clear your head long enough to figure out where he might be. But if this isn’t the Jason you remember, then all of that information is useless. You went through all of your conversations with Bruce and Alfred, even Dick. But you couldn’t remember any slip ups. It didn’t help that Bruce had been extra secretive this past month. Lastly, you tried to think of just anything a little weird that has happened recently. At first nothing came to mind, but you skidded to a stop once you remembered. 

Two weeks ago you got a call from an unknown number, which you thought nothing of at the time. You answered with a simple “hello?” and there was nothing on the other end. You only said “hello?” once more before the other person hung up. Could it be him? 

With shaky hands you took your phone out of your pocket and blinked away enough tears to actually see the screen. You stared at the number in your call history for only a moment before pressing it. The phone rang three times before the it was answered. 

“Hello?” You asked, clearing your throat once you heard how raspy your voice was. After just silence, you continued. “If this is who I think it is, please meet me. You know where.” You waited for a reply for only a few seconds, then hung up. 

Placing your phone in your pocket, you turned around and sped off. After only a few minutes, you arrived and hesitated. This is the bike you use on patrol… which means there’s an extra tracker on it… After not much debating, you grabbed it and climbed the fire escape. Once you were on the roof, you sat on the edge as your thoughts consumed you. 

This had been your’s and Jason’s spot since the moment you met because this was actually where you had met. You would sit up here for hours every day and just talk and laugh, sometimes cry and hug. Whatever it was, it was always with Jason. 

This was where he told you he was adopted and that his only condition was that the two of you are a package deal. This was where he told you he was Robin and showed you the suit, excitedly asking your opinion on how it looked. 

This was where you fell in love with him. 

As you cuddled on the rooftop, staring at the minimal stars above, you felt the vibrations of his chest against your cheek as he recited a poem. Truthfully, his soothing voice was lulling you to sleep, but you did your best to stay awake, wanting to keep listening. His fingers brushed through your hair, only aiding in your sleepiness. When he finished, you waited for more, but frowned when he stayed quiet. 

“Another?” You asked softly, leaning your head up to look at him. He gave you a small smile and gently pushed your hair, that had fallen forward, behind your ear. 

“I don’t get why you like it so much.” He was teasing you, but you gave him an honest answer anyway. 

“I like hearing your voice, feeling your chest vibrate. I like that you enjoy poetry so much that you actually memorize it, whether it be purposefully or accidentally.” Under the moon and the dim city lights, you could just barely see his cheeks go pink as he gave you a shy smile.  

“And I like knowing that you only recite poems to me. Feels like it’s our thing, you know?” Makes me feel special- like I’m the only girl in the world, is what you wanted to say. 

“How do you know I’m not reciting poetry to anyone else?” He mused. 

“Because you don’t have any other friends.” You chuckled, but it died off when you watched his smile start to fade. 

“I’m not sure I have any friends.” He said quietly, placing his palm on your cheek. You furrowed your brows in confusion for a moment, the second you understood, your eyes widened and your lips parted. 

You prayed that you didn’t misunderstand the meaning behind his words, then whispered, “I’m not sure I do either.” Suddenly very aware of your proximity, you felt your cheeks grow warm as your gaze fell to his lips. You couldn’t tell which one of you was moving forward, inching closer, only stopping once his lips brushed yours, making your eyes flutter shut. The anticipation only lasted another second before he moved his hand to the back of your neck and pulled you into a kiss. It was a little awkward, you struggled to concentrate because of the butterflies in your stomach and the way your head felt light, but you never wanted to stop. When he pulled back, you were both panting, foreheads pressed together and eyes still shut, trying to catch your breath. 

“I’ve wanted to do that for so long.” He whispered. You pulled back just enough so you could see him and he was mirroring your love sick grin. 

“Me too.” You whispered back, bringing your hand up to cup his cheek. You brushed your thumb over his lower lip, thinking about how you know what they feel like now and how they’re so much better than you imagined. 

“Another?” You said through a breath, forcing your gaze away from his lips to his eyes. 

“Poem or kiss?” The corners of his lips turned up as he glanced at your lips briefly. 

“Both.” 

You tried coming here after he died, hoping it would make you feel closer to him and give you a little bit of happiness in your otherwise dull world. Instead, you sobbed harder than you ever have in your entire life and haven’t been up here since. 

Absentmindedly trailing your fingers over your initials carved onto the brick ledge, you let out a shaky breath. You’ve dreamed about this time and time again, but never in those fantasies had you been so scared. 

A soft noise from behind you made you whip your head around. You clambered to your feet as you took in the man only a few feet from you. He was wearing a red helmet and what looked like causal tactical gear along with an assortment of weapons. This man was slightly bigger than you remembered, but it had to be him. You don’t know what you’ll do if it’s not. 

“Jason?” You croaked, willing yourself not to break down crying right now. You took a step toward him and when he took one away from you, you froze, heart aching even more. 

“Jason, I- please let me see you… Let me help you.” You begged, feeling your eyes start to burn again. 

“Funny. Bruce said almost the same thing.” Despite his words, there was no humor in his voice. 

“I’m not him.” You reminded. “I can help you, Jay. Please let me help you.” Your voice broke as you begged him. 

“You can’t!” He yelled, your heart breaking at the way his voice cracked. You took another step forward and when he didn’t move back, you kept going until you were standing in front of him. 

“Please let me see you.” You whispered. He didn’t move for a few seconds, probably deciding what to do. But eventually, he slowly lifted gloved hands and removed the helmet, letting it drop to the floor. You let out a choked sob as you finally saw him- saw that he was really here. His eyes, surrounded by a domino mask, were red rimmed and blood shot, lips pink and swollen as if he was biting them. 

“I’m sorry.” You whimpered through a sob. “I’m so sorry, Jason.” You brought your hands up to his face and he flinched back, but let you gently place them on his cheeks. 

“I missed you so much.” You whispered, swallowing down another sob. He closed his eyes and leaned into your touch. You wanted to ask how he’s alive, why he never came to see you, if he’s okay, if he missed you too. But you never got the chance. 

“You can’t see me anymore.” He said quietly, making your stomach drop. 

“What?” You breathed. 

“What I’m doing- it’s too dangerous for you to be associated with me.” 

“I don’t care what this risk is. No pain is worse than not being with you.” 

“I know.” He muttered. 

He stood well within the tree line, being extra cautious to not get caught. But he had to see you. Had to make sure you were okay, that you had moved on and were happy with your life. 

But that’s not what he found at all. Instead, he found your obviously malnourished and sleep deprived body sitting in front of his grave. At first you were just talking, he was just far enough that he couldn’t hear your words. But then you started sobbing. 

You sat in front of his headstone and just cried. The visual made him sick to his stomach. He ached to walk up to you, hug you until you stop crying like he would do on the rooftop all those years ago. But he remained hidden, only leaving after Alfred had brought you back inside. He was glad you at least had Alfred, since Bruce wasn’t equipped to help people deal with their grief properly. 

Only a week later, he called you. The second he heard your voice, he was just frozen. After he heard your voice again, he quickly hung up and then just fell to his knees and cried. He hadn’t felt that weak since the day he died. 

“I know. But I can’t lose you.” He added, tears welling in his eyes. 

“Jason, please. Whatever’s going on, I can help. You don’t have to do it alone.” He started shaking his head and bit his lip as he stepped out of your touch. 

“No. I’m not… I'm different, I’m not the same man as before- the one you fell in love with.” 

“I don’t believe that. If it were true you wouldn’t have come here.” 

“I came here to tell you to stay away from me.” He replied coldly, but you were used to his outbursts that were concealing fear and hurt. 

“And the call?” You stared into his blood shot eyes, trying to find some indication that you were right. All he did was stare back, so you moved forward again and wrapped your arms around him. He stiffened and kept his arms by his sides. 

Burying your face in his chest, you took a deep breath. He smelled different than you remembered. More like leather and gunpowder, but he still had that hint of Jason. And then the sob you had been trying to hold in, crawled its way up your throat. As you cried against his chest, you felt his arms tentatively wrap around you. 

“I’m sorry.” He said quietly. You barely heard him over the sounds of your cries. “I’m so sorry, sweetheart.” The nickname just made you sob harder and you started babbling incoherent pleas against his chest. 

“Please don’t leave, Jay. I can’t lose you again.” You managed to get out, hoping he could understand you through your cries. You tightened your grip around him, but he kept his hands placed lightly on your back, not pulling you into him like he used to. Before you pulled away, you slipped the tracker into his pocket. Honestly, it’d be a miracle if he didn’t find it. 

“Please.” You whispered. 

“I’m sorry.” Were the last words you got before he was grappling away from the building. 

Part of you felt bad for tracking him, but there’s no way in hell you’re letting him get away again. You just hoped he hadn’t noticed it yet. 

As you walked down the hall, the voices got louder until you recognized the one talking as Bruce. 

“But if I do that… if I allow myself to go down into that place… I’ll never come back.” 

“Why? I'm not talking about killing Penguin or Scarecrow or Dent, I’m talking about him. Just him. And doing it because… because he took me away from you.” Your heart broke at the way Jason’s voice trembled. 

“I can’t. I’m sorry.”

“That is so sweet.” Joker… You’d recognize that voice anywhere. You could faintly hear a gun being cocked. 

“Well you won’t have a choice.” Jason gritted. 

“I won’t.” 

“This is what it’s all been about. This. You, me, him. Now is the time you decide.” You heard, what sounded like, wood break as he paused. “If you won’t kill this psychotic piece of filth, I will. If you wanna stop me, you’re gonna have to kill me.” So that’s why the Joker is here. 

“You know I won’t.” 

“I’m gonna blow his deranged brains out! And if you want to stop it, you’re gonna have to shoot me. Right in my face!”

“This is turning out even better than I’d hoped.” Joker exclaimed, probably with a sick smile on his face. You could faintly hear something clatter to the floor and then footsteps. 

“It’s him or me. You have to decide. Decide now! Do it!” Jason only grew angrier the more Bruce ignored him. “Him or me, decide!” The second you heard a gun go off and Jason yell in pain, you ran inside. Jason looked surprised to see you, Bruce kept his face neutral so you weren’t sure if he knew you’d be coming or not, and the Joker looked absolutely fucking delighted. He burst out laughing and you picked up the gun that had fallen near your feet. 

“Daddy and his little boy wonder and now the girlfriend? This just keeps getting better!” 

You scanned Jason’s body, other than his hand he seemed okay. Then your gaze slowly moved to Joker laying at Jason’s feet. You kept the gun at your side but tightened your grip on it as your chest heaved in anger. Out of the corner of your eye you saw Batman starting to walk toward you so you pointed the gun at him, making him freeze. 

“Don’t fucking move.” You spat, watching your hand tremble. Bruce said your name, and the fact that he was so calm right now made you even angrier. 

“You don’t want to do this. You can’t come back from it.” 

“Don’t fucking tell me what I want!” You screamed. “He deserves to die. He- he took everything from me!” Your voice broke and you willed yourself to not start crying right now. 

“Aw look, she’s about to cry.” Joker cooed mockingly. 

“Shut up!” You yelled, pointing it back to the man on the floor and gritting your teeth. You were ready to put a bullet in his head, but you wanted him to suffer first. So you aimed it at his leg and pulled the trigger. And he laughed. He just laughed. Batman moving toward you again made you point it back at him. 

“Unless you want one too, I’d stay there.” You growled, specifically aiming for the part of his face not covered by the mask. You don’t want to kill Bruce. But if he gets in your way… you have enough rage that you might try. He stopped moving, but then turned to Jason. 

“You can stop this. You’re the only one who can get through to her.” 

“And why would I do that? She deserves some closure after what he put her through.” He all but shrugged, gesturing to the Joker. 

“This isn’t closure and you know that.” 

“Right,” You scoffed, “because closure is putting him in Arkham just so he can escape again.” You understood Bruce’s morals and why he does things the way he does, but after maybe the fifth time of Joker escaping, you at least would have figured something else out to keep him away permanently. “The fact that you’re not willing to kill the sick fuck who murdered your own son just so you can keep up this little game you two have, makes you just as bad as him. Maybe even worse.” 

“Batsy and I just have a special connection.” You didn’t even bother replying, you just fired the gun at his other leg, then pointed it back to Bruce. 

“He’s dying tonight.” You said, voice eerily calm. “Who pulls the trigger is up to him,” You motioned to Jason, but kept your eyes on Bruce, “but he’s not leaving here without a bullet in his head.” 

“Don’t do this. It won’t change what happened and you know that.” Bruce said, making you scoff. 

“I don’t care. You’re telling me if the man who killed your parents was right in front of you, you wouldn’t kill him?” He didn’t reply. He just stared at you and clenched his jaw slightly. 

“Jay, you or me?” You said, turning your head toward him but keeping your eyes on Bruce. 

“Bats, you’re just going to let them kill me?” He asked, probably with a smirk. 

“Go ahead, sweetheart. I had my fun before you got here.” You didn’t have to look at him to know he was smirking. 

“Hold off the bat, will you?” You asked, knowing Bruce would make some last minute move to stop you. 

“I remember it like it was yesterday.” The Joker smirked, looking up at you. “Poor little Robin, bleeding out, crying… waiting for you to come save him. Why is it that you never came?” You shot him in the stomach and Jason moved between you and Bruce when he started walking forward to stop you. 

“Did you not love him enough? Was he not worth saving?” He jeered, then started laughing. You slowly stalked toward him until you were standing above him. 

“You’re lucky I don’t have more time. I’d like to see you try to laugh after I cut out your tongue.” You spat. Lifting your leg, you put your foot on top of the hole in his thigh and pushed down, making him cry out. By now, everything else had drowned out. All you could focus on was him. The man who murdered the love of your life. Any doubts you might’ve had were immediately erased with that thought. 

“Any last words?” You spoke bitterly, leaning closer to his face. He opened his mouth to speak and you pulled the trigger, making him instantly fall to the floor, a pool of blood growing around his head. 

“No!” You heard distantly, but you ignored it and savored the moment. You never thought in a million years thought you’d have the opportunity to do what you’ve dreamed of. And now that you have, it’s like a weight was lifted off your shoulders. 

A hand on your arm pulled you back and you watched as Bruce towered over you, taking the gun and tossing it across the room. 

“What? Disappointed you’ll have to find a new person for your sick game?” 

“He would have paid for what he did-“

“He did pay. With his life.” You said sternly, pushing him away and standing up. You walked toward Jason, who had a new bruise on his face, and heard Bruce’s steps behind you. When Jason held up a detonator, he froze. He pushed the button and immediately grabbed your waist and pulled you to the window. You wrapped your arms around his neck as he jumped out and fired a grappling hook up to the closest building. As you landed, the bomb went off. 

“Do you think he made it out?” You asked. 

“Without a doubt.” He scoffed a laugh and you turned to him with a small smile. “We should probably leave though.”

“Before he has a chance to get to us.” You added with a nod. 

A week later, you were laying on the couch in Jason’s safe house with your feet on his lap. Both of you were reading a book, the tv quietly playing “breaking news” about Joker's death, until you spoke up. 

“Do you think I shouldn’t have killed him?” You asked, biting your lip and looking at him over your book. He paused and moved his own book to his lap as he looked at you. 

“I think if it’s haunting you, then you shouldn’t have. I would’ve done it instead. But if you’re glad he’s dead because of you, then no I don’t.” You mulled his words over in your head. Despite the fact that you got what you wanted, you felt… unfulfilled. 

“Should we have done it differently? Taken him somewhere so we could do more than just shoot him?” Before Jason’s death, you never under any circumstances would’ve admitted to regretting killing someone and wishing you had tortured them first instead. But grief can change a person... 

“Sometimes I think about that too. But I’m just glad he’s dead. Plus, he suffered plenty, what with you shooting him three times before killing him and all.” He chuckled almost proudly. 

“Aw man…” You whined, suddenly getting sad, making him confused. 

“What?” 

“I should’ve shot him in the dick.” You sighed and he burst out laughing. You smiled but didn’t laugh with him, too focused on finally seeing him happy since before he died. His laughter trailed off and he looked at you with pink cheeks. 

“Why are you looking at me like that?” He asked with a nervous smile. 

“I just- I like seeing you happy.” 

“You are so cheesy, you know that?” He chuckled, the love sick grin on his face mirroring yours. 

“I may be cheesy, but at least I’m not lit-nerd cheesy. I mean for god's sake, you literally recite poetry to me.” You smirked, making him scoff. 

“Fine. I guess I won’t anymore, since you hate it so much.” You could tell he wasn’t being serious, but your smirk dropped anyway. 

“Don’t you dare.” You warned, playfully narrowing your eyes at him. 

I’m so sorry idk how to end this lmao

[orchidsangel]

just left a broadway show, currently thinking about how jason is canonically a theater kid. thinking about christmas in new york with jason!! jerseys only one state over so you take a few trains into the city, landing in times square to see a musical. you get candy from the concessions stand, and he tears the corner off the pack of m&m’s and pours some in your hand before funneling a bunch into his own mouth and thumbing through the playbill. the lights go down and he reminds you to silence your phone, you have to hold back a smile over how eager he is to watch the show. as the musical goes on you occasionally turn your head, directing your attention to his mannerisms. the way he taps his foot during the more upbeat parts and watches intently during parts with more plot. you can’t help but smile at how much less intimidating he is in the presence of show-tunes. when the play is over he stands up giving the cast a round of applause before the two of you head out. the frigid new york air turns your breaths white, and you snuggle up to him, pressing a kiss into the arm of his thick puffer jacket.

“where to next?”

[rotten7rat]

So fucking tired of this narrative

[theuselesscucumber]

I'll admit, I'm still very new fan when it comes to DC comics and the batfamily. I've been trying to figure out a general timeline of events. And I have a genuine question cause it's been bothering me for a hot minute.

When exactly is Jason's attack on Tim Drake's Robin in the Titans Tower supposed to take place??

I haven't read the comic that event comes from yet. (Based on how people talk about it, I'm not sure I want to but I probably will anyway). But I've seen people put it in the middle of his whole operation in Under the Red Hood but that makes next to no sense to me? He's pretty busy with the whole crime lord thing and putting a big ol "Jason Todd was here" seems more likely to ruin his grand plan more than anything else.

So if anyone could tell me what's up with it, I would greatly appreciate it.

[kindlingkeen]

Hello again, I’m back (once again). Just wanted to say the combined efforts of the Under the Red Hood movie (my beloved) & your fics (my beloved 2: electric boogaloo) finally got me to cave and get the Under the Red Hood comic & Lost Days

Safe to say I’m super hyped, it’s actually the first Red Hood comic(s) I’ve ever owned 🎉 I’ve heard many good things about these & I can’t wait to see more of a Jason that is written as badass & capable of many things >:)

So yeah! Thanks for feeding my hype and definite fixation with your fics & your epic reblogs

Hi, buddy! That’s so exciting, enjoy them! Lost Days was actually the first dc comic I ever bought. I love it so dearly, despite some of its … issues (highly recommend skipping right over the last few pages of part 6 and pretending they don’t exist. I don’t know wtf Winick was thinking there). Every time I go back and reread it I get something new out of it. And Under the Hood, my beloved, Jason’s snark in that run is epic and off the charts funny. I love it so much. Plus we get this masterpiece:

Happy reading, I can’t wait to hear what you think!!! 💙

[holly-natnicole]

the Bats 'n' Birds in my 'D.C.' (1937) franchise Alternate Multiverse rewrite timeline:

transgender polyamorous homoromantic asexual female Leslie Maurin Thompkins (deadname Samuel Xolani Thompkins) is a(n ethnically mostly white) South African through Mary Thompkins (who has an ethnically black biological father) and Thomas Jameson, her vigilante name (which she uses extremely rarely since Leslie almost never commits vigilantism) being Doctor (often shortened to Doc);

cisgender monogamous panromantic pansexual fem Julia Irene Alice Pennyworth is an Englishwoman through Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth (who is ethnically white) and Irene Rivers (who is ethnically black), her vigilante name (which she extremely rarely uses since there aren’t many situations where Julia would need to wear a mask to protect her identity) being Agent J;

cis aromantic ace male Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth is an (ethnically white) Englishman through Alice Pennyworth née Crane and Thaddeus Jarvis Pennyworth, his vigilante name (which he somewhat rarely uses since there aren’t many situations where Alfred would need to wear a mask to protect his identity) being Agent A;

trans mono gay homosexual male Cullen Row (deadname Holly Farrell) is a(n ethnically white) Gothamite through Miranda Farrell née Row and Marcus Farrell, his vigilante names (which he somewhat rarely uses since there aren’t many situations where Cullen would need to wear a mask to protect his identity) being Duckie & Mallard;

cis poly omniromantic omnisexual male Bruce Thomas Wayne is a Gothamite who is Jewish through Martha Wayne née Kane and ethnically white through Thomas Wayne, his vigilante name being Batman;

cis mono gay fem Katherine “Kate” Rebecca Kane is a Jewish Gothamite through Gabriela “Gabi” Kane née García and Jacob Kane, her vigilante name being Batwoman;

trans mono gay fem Mary Elizabeth “Bette” Kane (deadname Matthew Gilbert "Bert" Kane) is a(n ethnically white) Englishwoman through Matthew “Matt” Kane née Benett and Jewish through Miriam Kane, her vigilante names being Batgirl & Flamebird;

cis mono biromantic demisexual fem Barbara Joan Gordon is a(n ethnically mostly white) Gothamite through Barbara Eileen Johannes (named Barbara Eileen Gordon during her marriage to Jim) and James “Jim” Gordon (whose bio maternal grandfather was an African American), her vigilante names being Batgirl & Oracle;

cis mono gay demi male David Zavimbe is Congolese through Laura Zavimbe née Davids and Isaac Zavimbe, his vigilante name being Batwing;

trans mono bi demi fem Araunya “Anya” Grayson (deadname Richard “Rick” John Grayson) is Romani & Welsh & French through Marie Grayson née Lloyd (who was born in Wales) and Romani & an (ethnically white) Englishwoman through John Grayson (who was born in England), her vigilante names being Robin & Renegade & Nightwing & Batman;

cis mono demiromantic omni fem Jade “Jay” Todd (also known as Jason “Jay” Todd, Jade “Jay” al Ghūl, & Jade “Jay” Head) is a(n ethnically mostly white) Gothamite through Sheila Haywood and Willis Peters (whose bio paternal grandmother was a Chinese American), her vigilante names being Robin & Red Hood;

cis mono gay ace fem Cassandra Wǔ-Sân (formerly Cassandra Cain, originally nameless) is Chinese through Shiva (at birth named Sandra Wǔ-Sân) and a(n ethnically white) Gothamite through David Cain, her vigilante names being Orphan & Batgirl & Black Bat & Batman (Cassandra Wǔ-Sân is written as 擦涩伞得拉 伍 莘 in Chinese);

cis mono bi fem Harper Row (formerly Harper Farrell) is a(n ethnically white) Gothamite through Miranda Farrell née Row and Marcus Farrell, her vigilante name being Bluebird;

mono bi Stephanie Brown (deadname Charles “Chuck” Brown) is a(n ethnically white) Gothamite through Crystal Brown née Bellinger and Arthur Brown plus she’s a demigal, their vigilante names being Spoiler & Robin & Batgirl;

cis poly bi male Timothy “Tim” Jackson Drake is a(n ethnically white) Gothamite through Janet Drake née Lynn and Jack Drake, his vigilante names being Robin & Raptor;

agender mono bi Duke Thomas is an African American Gothamite through Eileen Thomas (whose bio mother was also a metahuman) and an African through Gnomon (who is also a metahuman), their vigilante names being Signal & Robin;

agender aro ace Damian al Ghūl (deadname Athanasia al Ghūl, used the name Tallant al Ghūl for several months at age 8 when believing ze’s male before at the end of it realising zir lack of any gender, got often called Ībn al Ḫfāfīš [إِبن الخفافيش] & Ūṭwāṭ [وطواط] by other Shadows in the League of Assassins) is Arab, Chinese, & Pakistani through Talia al Ghūl and Jewish & ethnically white through Bruce Thomas Wayne, zir vigilante names being Robin & Heretic & Redbird (Damian al Ghūl is written as داميان ال عهوول in Arabic, 㙮面 腌乐 乌勒 in Chinese, & ڈیمین الغول in Urdu);

cis mono pan fem Helena Alfreda Kyle is Cuban, Nigerian, Italian, and Somali through Selina Kyle (who is a Gothamite, but gave birth to & for 8 years raised her bio daughter in Metropolis) and Jewish and ethnically white through Bruce Thomas Wayne, her vigilante names being Hunter & Robin;

genderfluid mono bi ace Maxine "Max" Gibson is an African American Gothamite through Sarah Gibson née Edwards and Evan Gibson, his vigilante name being Huginn;

cis mono heteroromantic heterosexual fem Dana Tan is a Chinese American Gothamite through Daiyu Tan née Zhìhuì and Paul Tan (originally named Bao Tan), her vigilante name being Muninn (Dana Tan is written as 丹娜 坛 in Chinese);

trans mono het male Terrence “Terry” McGinnis (deadname Winifred McGinnis) is a Gothamite who is a Korean American through Mary Mun (named Mary McGinnis during her marriage to Warren McGinnis) and Jewish & ethnically white through Bruce Thomas Wayne, his vigilante name being Batman (Terrence McGinnis is written as 테렌스 맥기니스 in Korean);

trans mono het fem Caroline “Carrie” Keene Kelley (deadname Jonathan “John” Keene Kelley) is a(n ethnically white) Gothamite through Lynn Keene and Frank Kelley, her vigilante names being Robin & Batwoman;

cis mono gay male Matthew “Mattie” Mun is a Gothamite who is a Korean American through Mary Mun (named Mary McGinnis during her marriage to Warren McGinnis) and Jewish & ethnically white through Bruce Thomas Wayne, his vigilante name being Robin (Matthew Mun is written as 매튜 문 in Korean).

[erinwantstowrite]

every time you draw jason todd an angel gets its wings😊

im about to overpopulate the heavens cause i am so obsessed that i keep drawing him over and over again

[mileschoosesdeath]

Ruthlessness

Thinking about Ruthlessness (Epic the Musical) in a Jason Todd kinda way and honestly?

He could totally have sung it in Titan's Tower while facing down Tim Drake, angry that he took his mantle and that Joker was still alive.

Also the voice for poseidon sounds so "Jason" you know? With the growl in the voice.

I made some modified lyrics for this situation if you all want to see my take on the scene.

Warning for bad lyrics:

Lazarus Pit Voices: Jason, Jason, Jason, Jason Jason, Jason, Jason, Jason Jason:

In all my years of living It isn't very often that I get pissed off I try to chill with the blows But damn, you crossed the line I've been so gracious And yet, you took the mantle, out of line That's right, the costume you wear, is mine

Tim:

No...

Jason:

I'm left without a choice and without a doubt Guess the pack of bats is swimming with the rogues now I've gotta make you bleed, I need to see you drown But before you go, I need to make you learn how Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves Pit Voices: (Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves) Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves Ourselves

Jason (knocks down Tim): You are the worst kind of Robin 'cause you're not even great! A Bat who reeks of false righteousness, that's what I hate! 'Cause you fight to save lives, but won't kill and don't get the job done I mean, you totally could have avoided all this had you just killed the clown But no

Jason: You are far too nice, mercy has a price It's the final crack, we're bound to break the ice now You revealed your cards, then you let him live Unlike you, I've got no mercy left to give 'cause

Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves Pit Voices: (Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves) Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves Ourselves

Jason:

And now it is finally time to say goodbye, today you die Unless, of course, you apologize For all your inaction and all of the cries

Tim:

Jason, I meant no harm I only took the mantle to calm him I took no pleasure in your pain I only wanted to escape

Jason (stays silent before): The line between naïveté and hopefulness is almost invisible So close your heart, the world is dark and Ruthlessness is mercy Die Ruthlessness is mercy upon our- Titans:(Robin, Robin) Ruthlessness is mercy upon our- Titans:(Robin, Robin) Ruthlessness is mercy upon our- Titans: (Mayday, Mayday) Ruthlessness is - Titans:

What have you done? When does a ripple become a tidal wave? Tim: When does rage turn into cruelty?

[5-7-9]

Red Hood being the name of a well-known gang that Jason reclaims back. Because his father Willis was a criminal too, but not all criminals are "evil," his father became one to help fund his mother's illness. So Jason honors him by proving the misconception wrong, criminals aren't bad people, and protects Gotham.