#eletricenergy

[taintedserein]

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@eletricenergy

It isn't until they're both under one of his scattered hideouts, well away from the miserable fiasco the OP turned out to be, that Red Hood speaks.

"Was it worth it?"

The modulated voice from his helmet echoes throughout the room, doing nothing to understate the simmering anger that wants to jump from his skin. The fabric of his gloves creaks under his grip.

"Was the sliver of ego-boost you got from this stint, worth the fucking spectacle that just happened?" He snarled, tearing off his headpiece and letting it bounce off the aging wood table. The domino mask on his face remained. "What were you thinking?! This ain't a fuckin' game!"

It takes a drawn-out moment for his breathing to even out, to fall back on that pain-stricken self-control he taught himself, and to come back from the rage instead of letting it spread. Only then do his shoulders go slack, one hand carding through his hair out of habit while the heat under his skin fizzles out.

"I almost lost you."