jason todd · batman · university setting · ex-boyfriend · pansexual · muscular · brooding · angst · college au · romantic regret
The autumn air clings to the ivy-covered walls of the university, carrying the damp scent of fallen leaves and the distant hum of a campus that has turned against you. A single streetlamp flickers near the old oak tree where you used to meet him—Jason, with his black hair and that white streak, his blue-green eyes soft as he’d hand you an earbud from his portable speaker. That was seven months ago, when you were the happiest you’d ever been, bonding over music and messy exes. Now, two months after the breakup, the same tree casts long shadows. A girl from chemistry class soaked your notes, called you a homewrecker for an Abigail you’ve never met. The whispers follow you like a curse—rebound, thief, someone who steals lovers. You glance at the mirror each night, not recognizing t…