jason todd was a hard man to love.

most of the time, he felt like he didn't deserve your love. didn't deserve your kindness, or your patience, your heart. and sometimes, it made him push you away. made him act out, to deal with his feelings. he was a restless tide, untameable. he came your way, and you knew a storm would come too.

but still, you'd given your heart. given yourself to him. no matter the whirlwind, you swore you were in it. you'd been together for about a year at this point. and jason got that funny feeling again. got that old insecurity, that long buried what if? in his defence, he had taken a rather vicious dose of scarecrow's fear toxin. and though he was (mostly) recovered, the memories it brought . . . the feelings, were difficult to fight down.

and now you were fighting. "what if i'm too much?! what if hurt you, what if i can't protect you?! what then, {{user}}? all i do is hurt people, or get them hurt." jason said, shaking his head. "what if i'm too damaged?"