Red Hood Retcon: Home Again
Red Hood / Jason Todd x Male Reader
Warnings: Swearing, violence, mentions of death
In this universe, Batman only has Dick and Jason
Darkness, silence, an echo of a nothing filled by loneliness. A scream was heard as the ground shook, a hand came up through the soil.
‘Jason Peter Todd, beloved son’ was what the tombstone read.
Jason crawled out of his grave, a place for eternal peace filled with terror and pain.
Jason’s eyes sprang open as he realised he was dreaming, the same dream again. It was coming up the anniversary of his death.
You’d think he’d feel happy to be alive again, but instead, he felt the opposite. Insomnia kicked in. Jason tossed and turned as he rolled out of his bed, walking toward the bathroom.
Splashing some water on his face as he looked in the mirror, the police radio he stole from the GCPD alerting to nearby trouble.
Jason looks at himself in the mirror, water dripping down his face.
Entering a convenient store, two men pull out guns on the clerk behind the counter.
‘Put the money in the bag, now’ the leader orders, gun aimed at the clerk.
‘I have kids’ he says as the leader lets out a humourless laugh.
‘Cooperate and you may just get home to see those kids’
The two men eye up the clerk as he struggles to open the cash register. The leader becomes impatient.
‘What’s taking so long?’ He barks as the clerk struggles further.
‘These things only work if you actually buy something’ the clerk stammers, focusing on the gun in his face.
The leader slams a candy bar on the counter with a heavy sigh.
‘They’re two for one’ the clerk says as the other robber smiles.
‘Oh, hey they’re two for one’ he says to the leader. The leader snaps his head in his direction.
‘What? So?’ The leader scowls.
‘Are you really not gonna get me anything? You always get Glen stuff’ the second robber says, offended.
‘I get Glen stuff because he does his job, when you do your job, I’ll buy you something’ the leader says, just as a can hits him on the head.
‘Mother …..’ he snaps around, pointing his gun, looking for signs of another person.
‘Who threw that?’ The leader shouts as he looks around more. The second robber looks around too.
‘I threw that’ Jason says, voice echoed by his voice modifier, stepping out from around the corner, in his full Red Hood get up.
The robbers stare at him, eyes wide as Red Hood approaches.
‘That’s not the bat’ the second robber says, Jason chuckles.
‘You’d be correct scumbag’
‘I don’t care who he is, he threw a fucking can of peanuts at me’ the leader barks, Jason chuckles again.
‘Did it hurt? I assume it did …. If you’re going to shoot one of them, I’d do it now. Pick the one on the left, he seems to be the leader’ Jason says as both robbers turn to the clerk behind the counter.
Jason picks up another can of peanuts and throws it at the leaders head, this time knocking him out.
‘Ooh, that can is working overtime tonight’ Jason says as he steps forward.
The other robber goes to reach for the leaders gun, Jason starts tutting.
Jason crouches down, knocking the second robber out. He stands up, looking at his handy work as the Clerk just stands watching.
Jason lets out a heavy sigh as a third robber announces himself, coming in the front door, revolver in hand as he aims at Jason’s head.
‘I’ve been really nice tonight in letting you all go, but you’re pushing it’ Jason growls he grabs the man’s wrist, twisting it till he hears a loud crack.
Minutes go by as Jason walks outside to his bike, taking off his helmet as he lights up a cigarette. A plume of smoke rises around his face as an arrow suddenly drops in front of him.
‘This guy’ Jason mutters to himself as he looks up at the nearby building roof.
‘Sup bitch’ Roy Harper, Jason’s best friend, in his Arsenal get up drops down to the floor, standing in front of Jason.
‘Miss Daddy?’ Roy smiles as Jason rolls his eyes, shaking his head.
‘Please don’t refer to yourself as daddy’ Jason comments as Roy laughs.
‘So, do I need to get rid of the bodies for you?’ Roy asks Jason, gesturing to the nearby store Jason just took the robbers down in.
‘Easy fan boy, everyone’s alive. Let’s go’ Jason smiles as he hops on his bike, throwing his cigarette on the ground as Roy trails behind on his bike.
Arriving at Jason’s hideout, Roy turns off his bike engine as Jason does the same. Jason unlocks the door to his hideout as Roy walks in with him.
‘What’s up with the bike Jaybird? Why is it blue?’ Roy asks as he plops down onto the nearby couch.
‘It was Nightwing’s, I stole it from him a few years back. And he’s still pissed’ Jason smiles slyly as Roy laughs.
‘Another dick move by Mr Jason Todd’ Roy says, picking up the nearby news paper, taking his boots off.
‘Blow me’ Jason gives Roy the finger as he starts tinkering with his helmet and gear on the nearby stool.
A few minutes of the comfortable silence between the best friends, Roy finally break the silence as he walks over to Jason.
‘So, I was thinking’ he says as Jason looks up at him.
Roy just rolls his eyes as Jason looks at him, a look of worry from Roy’s comment.
‘A good thinking - maybe we should get the team back together’ Roy suggests as Jason shrugs.
‘Half the team are off doing their own thing, it’s only us two’ Jason remarks as Roy leans on the bench nearby.
‘Y/n Allen is back in Gotham’ Roy announces as Jason looks up at him, adjusting his seat slightly.
‘Allen? Like Barry Allen?’ Jason looks at Roy who nods, a small smile playing at his lips.
‘Yeah, he’s Barry’s baby cousin’ Roy reveals.
‘Baby? How old is he?’ Jason asks, leaning back slightly.
‘20’s’ Roy shrugs. Roy knows you through your older cousin and Oliver, meeting you often enough to know your rep.
Jason thinks for a second as he considers Roy’s suggestion. He doesn’t say anything as Roy picks up a small vile of a liquid.
‘What’s this’ Roy asks as Jason almost jumps off the stool.
‘Careful with that, it’s a venom given to me by the big man himself. It’s for in case of emergency’ Jason says as Roy places it delicately down.
‘Any side effects?’ Roy asks curiously as Jason looks at him, squinting slightly.
‘Yes, it’s addictive’ Jason says, lowly as he studies Roy. Roy looking slightly offended.
‘Hey now, you know I’m clean’ Roy reminds his best friend.
Jason just smiles as he goes back to working on his gear. Roy slips onto the seat next to him, going back to a comfortable silence between the two men as Roy reads.
Roy didn’t decide to stay the night but eventually as the night goes on, both men fall asleep until the sun comes back up.
Waking up to the early morning sun, Roy lays on the couch typing away on his phone as Jason steps out of his bedroom. Roy looks up at his half asleep best friend, standing in just his boxers.
‘Morning sugar. You may wanna get dressed, y/n is on his way’ Roy reveals as Jason stretches and yawns.
‘When did we agree on him joining the team?’ Jason asks, Roy smiles.
‘We didn’t, but I still asked him’ Roy stands up, stretching his arms above his head as Jason studies his face.
‘You have him my address?’ Jason asks, seemingly short as Roy nods coyly.
‘Of your hideout, relax Jaybird y/n’s cool’ Roy insists. Jason just sighs as he shrugs, making his way to his bathroom.
There’s minutes that pass as Roy sips his hot coffee, hair dishevelled as there’s a knock at the door. Roy walks over to it and opens it.
You stand there, your h/c hair a nice style as your e/c eyes meet Roy’s. You smile warmly.
‘Roy’ you nod as Roy steps aside letting you in, offering you some coffee.
‘Jason will be out soon, prepare yourself though. He’s not a morning person’ Roy chuckles as you both sip on your coffee.
You smile slightly as Jason steps out of the bathroom, hair wet from the shower as he wraps a towel around his neck, wearing only sweat pants and a hoodie.
‘Allen’ Jason nods at you as he steps closer, grabbing a coffee and his packet of smokes as he steps outside.
Definitely not a morning person’ you chuckle as Roy hums in response.
Jason exhales a plume of smoke as he mentally prepares for what is to come, his new assembled team of three - but can he trust you?
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