ᯓ★ FIVE MINUTES
♯┆ INCLUDES.ᐟ
⤿ JASON TODD may be the worst nightmare of those who cross him, but a call from you means he's home in five minutes with a soft voice and gentle hands.
!! fluff. domestic slice of life. established relationship. jason todd showing his duality of man. fem reader. mentions of reader on her period. you're all disgustingly in love. im obsessed with domestic jason todd.
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The warehouse was already a mess.. gunpowder choking the air, splintered crates spilling weapons across the concrete floor, and the shouts of men ricocheting against steel beams. Jason had just slammed one guy into the wall hard enough to rattle his teeth when the vibration in his pocket cut through the chaos.
He almost ignored it. Almost. But out of concern that it was Bruce or one of his brothers, he pulled it out with one gloved hand, only to see a picture of you and him lighting up his cracked screen.
Immediately he yanked the phone up to his ear, and started firing blind with the other to keep three men pinned down behind a forklift. “Hey, sweetheart,” he said, a little breathless, ducking as a bullet clipped the crate near his head. “Bit of a rough time for me. Can I-... ”
“Jay?” Your voice cracked on his name, small and wet with tears, and it stopped him dead cold. The rest of the sentence died on his tongue.
His stomach dropped. “I’m here,” he softened his voice immediately, pressing the phone tight to his ear. “Talk to me, baby. What’s wrong?”
There was a pause, shaky breaths filtering through, and then you managed, “Jay.. when are you coming home?”
"Fuck me.." Jason swore under his breath, snapping his gun up and taking a shot that knocked the weapon clean from an enemy’s hand. He was moving again, crouching behind a pillar, but his entire focus tunneled in on the voice in his ear. “I’m on my way soon. What’s going on? Are you hurt?”
“No, I just…” Your voice wavered, and then he heard the muffled sob, raw and tired. “My stomach hurts so bad, and I ruined another pair of pajamas, and my head hurts, and everything feels useless.. and I just-... I can’t stop crying and I hate this and I just want you home.”
Something sharp and hot tore through him. His jaw clenched, fury not at you but at the universe itself, at the fact that you were sitting there hurting while he was wasting time with scum who didn’t matter.
“Baby,” Jason said, voice dropping into something low and certain even as gunfire erupted again. “I’m coming home right now. Don’t move, don’t worry about anything. I’ll take care of you.”
One of the thugs tried to rush him then. Jason pivoted smoothly, grabbing the guy by the collar and slamming his head into a steel beam hard enough to drop him like a sack of bricks. “You hear me?” he asked into the phone, catching it as it slipped from his helmet... his only option to hold it with his non-dominant hand now. He was already reaching for his knife with his free hand. “I’m on my way. Five minutes.”
“I didn’t mean to interrupt-..” you tried, voice cracking. You didn't like calling Jason when you knew he was on patrol or working with the team, but you didn't want to call anyone else because you needed him now.
“Interrupt?” Jason barked out a humorless laugh, driving the blade into the thigh of another man before kicking him back. “You think these shitbags are more important than you? Not a chance, baby girl. You call, I answer. Always.”
There was a little sniffle on your end, and Jason’s chest tightened. He shoved his gun back into its holster, switching to his fists. He needed to end this fast, and reloading was taking too much time.
“I’ll be home before you know it,” he promised, hooking an enemy’s arm and snapping it clean in the wrong direction. The guy screamed, but Jason didn’t even look at him, his whole tone softened back into that voice he only used with you. “Put the kettle on if you want, or just stay curled up. I’ll handle the rest when I get there.”
Another thug charged, yelling something incoherent. Jason dropped the phone to his shoulder, holding it pinned with his jaw while he ducked the swing, slammed his elbow into the man’s ribs, and sent him sprawling. “Still with me, baby?” he asked, gritting his teeth as he flipped another.
“Mhm,” you whimpered, quiet. “Just hurry, Jay.”
Jason’s vision went red. “Already done,” he muttered, and ended the fight in a blur of fists and bone.
By the time he jogged out of the warehouse, helmet tucked under his arm and phone back to his ear, his voice was calm again, low and sure, the way he knew you needed. “I’m on the bike now, baby. Two minutes. Just breathe for me until I’m there.”
When he threw the apartment window open, the adrenaline was still sharp in his blood, but it quieted the second his eyes found you.
You were curled on the couch, knees hugged to your chest, blanket wrapped haphazardly around your shoulders. The soft lamplight made your face look paler than usual, your eyes red-rimmed, your expression weary. You looked up at him the moment he stepped inside, and your lips trembled when you whispered, “Jay.”
The helmet clattered onto the table as he dropped it, crossing the room in two strides. He crouched in front of you, cupping your face in his hands, his gloves still on but his hands gentle.
“Hey,” he said softly, his voice stripped of the edge it carried outside. “I’m here. I’m here, baby.”
The moment you leaned forward, burying your face in his chest, his arms locked around you with an instinct that was bone-deep. He held you as if the world could collapse at any second and he’d still keep you upright. The smell of leather and gunpowder clung to him, but beneath it was the steady warmth of Jason himself, his heartbeat strong under your ear and your shoulders instantly sagged while you held onto him.
“I’m sorry,” you whispered, your voice muffled. “I didn’t mean to pull you away from work.”
“Don’t.” Jason cut in firmly, tilting your chin up until your watery eyes met his. His gaze was steady, his thumb brushing over your cheek. “Don’t you ever apologize for calling me. I don’t care if I’m mid-fight, I don’t care if the damn sky’s falling.. if you need me, I’m there. Got it.”
Your throat tightened, but you nodded, and he pressed a kiss to your forehead before easing onto the couch beside you. He didn’t let go, just adjusted so you were tucked against him, your head resting on his chest, his arm snug around your shoulders.
“Alright,” he murmured, softer now. “What do you need? Heating pad? Tea? Chocolate? All of the above?”
You let out a little, but earnest, laugh against him, which was exactly what he’d been aiming for. “You don’t have to get me anything...”
“Yes, I do.” He kissed your temple, then shifted to stand, prying himself away despite the way you clung to him. “Five minutes. Don’t move.”
You looked up to him with glassy eyes and nodded, pulling him back down to give him a gentle kiss which he returned with fervor. A small smile came to your face when he lingered against your lips.
He moved into the kitchen with the same determination he carried on the streets, only this time his enemies were cabinet doors and the goddamn tea kettle that never boiled fast enough. He fumbled with the heating pad, muttering curses under his breath when the cord tangled, and nearly burned his hand on the mug because he refused to wait long enough for it to cool.
When he returned, he set the mug carefully on the coffee table, then plugged in the heating pad and eased it against your stomach as he sat back down besides you and pulled you to use him against his broad frame. His big hand covered the pad, pressing it into place as if to anchor it there, and his lips pressed a kiss against your temple.
“Better?” he asked, watching your face closely for any sign that you needed more.
You nodded, leaning into him, and the tension in his shoulders eased. He stayed quiet for a while, just holding you, the weight of his hand moving in slow circles over the heating pad.
Eventually, your hand came to rest over top of his causing a frown to tug at your lips when the marks on his knuckles became apparent to you. Your fingers gently traced over them as if you could absorb his own pain and discomfort.
“You got here so fast.” You whispered, tilting your head further into his shoulder so your tired eyes could meet his.
Jason huffed a laugh, dropping his head back against the couch. “Baby, you don’t know what kind of record I set tonight. Guys probably think I’m possessed the way I cleared that fight.”
You smiled faintly, eyes slipping shut. “All for me?”
“Every time,” he said simply, as if it was the most obvious fact in the world.
Later, when he finally coaxed you into bed, Jason insisted on staying pressed against you, still smelling faintly of smoke and blood despite only wearing his boxers since he didn't want to waste time changing, but didn't want to make you dirty. He lay on his side, one arm under your head, the other draped protectively over your waist, his hand warm against your stomach.
You shifted slightly, wincing, and he rubbed your side in slow, steady circles. “Hate seeing you like this,” he muttered.
“It’s just part of it,” you murmured. “Comes and goes. It's just rough when it comes...”
“Doesn’t mean I have to like it,” he said, pressing a kiss to your head. Then, after a pause, his voice dipped into something softer, but teasing. “But I’ll admit, you’re kinda cute when you call me crying. Never thought I’d hear the Red Hood drop everything over cramps.”
You smacked his chest lightly, but your laugh was real this time, and Jason grinned into your hair. “Shut up.”
“Never,” he said, kissing the edge of your jaw. “Not when I’ve got you here. Not when I get to be the one you call.”
You curled closer, the ache in your stomach dulled by his warmth, and for the first time all day you felt like you could breathe.
Jason stayed awake long after you drifted off, his hand still resting protectively over your stomach, his chest rising and falling in rhythm with yours. Outside, the city raged on, but in this bed, in this moment, it didn’t matter.
Because when you needed him, he was home in the blink of an eye.
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