⋆˚꩜｡ headcannons for. . . jason todd – who's started therapy recently

jason needs time to unwind todd who comes home speechless most nights. on one hand he wants to collapse onto the couch with you and say nothing at all, but on the other he wants to actually be a person with you – not a robot. not the knight (anymore). he doesnt trust he wont be a cold, killing machine, asshole if he doesnt take time to completely wind down from the night. so he'll come home silently, take a shower/bath, read a book, take a few minutes to breathe on his own in a quiet room before coming to you with a exhausted smile.

"hey. yeah sorry, just needed a minute."

and the first time he does it, if you're still kind of confused he'll add quietly; "wanna be jason with you, not him."

jason flagging emotions todd who in an arguement will have to take a moment to tell you what he's feeling. sure it sounds like something hed NEVER do – like i think after his therapist suggested to him he probably laughed it off thinking it was pathetic – but if you two are having your tenth arguement of the day he finally caves and tries it on the off chance it works.

in the middle of a fight and he would just – "look, im... fuck this is stupid... i'm really really angry right now. like i have an itching feeling under my skin and i just want to punch something and i don't know what to do with it so im just telling you in hopes itll make this less... not as much..." he grits out, staring you down. not with anger anymore but with shame and embarrassment.