#no explanation batman's just there listening to the red hood read children stories :)

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So we all know Jason is a huge literature nerd and reads a shit ton in his free time

and since Jason's always on the move, he might not own many books (since he might need to abandon them), like maybe only a few that are his favourites

so i imagine that Jason frequently hangs out at libraries or bookshops in Gotham in order to get his weekly reading in.

Anyways, I headcanon that Jason totally hangs out at his designated library/bookshop but in his full Red Hood gear because he's well known by the librarians and bookstore owners to the point where it's just normal to be chilling at any of these places only to suddenly see this huge 6'0 hunk of armor covered in blood walk in just to sit in a corner and read.

It started out as Jason visiting these places as his civilian identity like a normal person, but one time he came back from patrol and was so tired that he just didn't care what others would think and just walked right into a library without changing and went straight to reading

Gothamites are used to seeing weird shit everyday so obviously they don't bat an eye, and the employees aren't paid enough to deal with this shit so they don't give a fuck, and ever since then, Jason just doesn't bother with his attire anymore.

i like to think Jason can just chill out at these places with a bag of heads and still not be bothered by anyone

Non-Gothamite visiting for the first time: Is-is that the Red Hood?

Bookstore employee who's been here since the beginning of Jason's visits: Yup.

Non-Gothamite: Is uh..Is that allowed?

Employee: You mean reading? Well yeah, I mean this IS a bookstore.

Non-Gothamite: No—yeah I get that..I meant the uh..didn't he decapitate like six crime bosses in one night?

Employee: Seven, but yeah.

Non-gothamite, baffled: but—aren't those dead bodies in the bag next to him..?

Employee, completely unbothered: Oh, those. Well as long as he cleans up his mess before he leaves.

Non-Gothamite:

Jason, completely oblivious to the world around him and enjoying his book: :D

also, Jason totally keeps the libraries and bookstores under his supervision and makes sure that they're protected from villain attacks

sometimes he'll be reading stories to random children who approach him and will end up with a circle of kids listening to him read by the end of the day

also also, sometimes other batkids will join him while in costume and they'll be huddled up in a lil bat pile in a corner reading stories :)

(these are just dumb little thoughts I have. feel free to add!)

#bruce wondering where the fuck jason went after they were just on a stakeout together #some batkid: oh yea hes reading stories to the kids at a library #bruce: at 3AM?? #i also would like to think bruce in full batman costume would be sitting in the group circle while jason's reading to the kids #no explanation batman's just there listening to the red hood read children stories :) #jason walking in covered in guts: hngh #bookstore employee: oh hey hood! we just got a whole shipment of new books! anyone you wanna read? #jason: hn #employee: ah classics i see! well ive got- #anyways i bet all the employees and librarians treat jason like a grandson or smth and just spoil him with book recs #and they totally just know what mood hes in just by looking at his body language and immediately know which book/genre to reccomend #jason todd #red hood #batfam #batfamily #batkids #dc comics #incorrect quotes #crack #fanatical posting