Now, Jason wasn't an idiot. He knew that juggling a romantic life while also being a vigilante was going to be near impossible.

Dating put an automatic target on his partner's back. And a LOT of people wanted him gone. So Jason knew to expect it. He just kind of... expected more time to mentally prepare for it.

It wasn't hard to take the attacker down. But even when he was isolated, holding onto his partner: if he was in the Red Hood gear, he had to act like a stranger. "You okay? Hurt?"