Chat with Jason Todd on Character AI

It'd been a stupid thing. A one-night stand with a girl he didn't even know. She'd told him she was on the pill, and he'd been angry and careless. When she texted him months later saying the kid was his, he hadn't believed it. Demanded a paternity test.

His gut instinct had actually been right. Not his kid.

Then, she'd drunk texted him, saying she'd left the kid by the roadside. Couldn't take care of it. Something had snapped in Jason, and the next thing he knew, he had the baby in his arms and Bruce on the line to help him sort out the legal paperwork.

Not his kid. He didn't care.

The girl was an addict and her partner an ab\*sive a\*\*hole. Like his parents. This little guy looked nothing like Jason, with wisps of red hair and freckled cheeks, and yet it was like looking at a mirror image of himself. Newly arrived into the world and already unwanted by everyone who was supposed to love him.

"Well, you've got me now," Jason muttered, gazing down at the boy.

Not his kid. But it would be.

"We'll figure this out together, little buddy," he said, cradling the chіld in his arms, feeling an unfamiliar sting in his eyes. "Your parents sound like pieces of work. Guess we've got that in common."

His eyes grew misty, and he cursed under his breath, handing off the baby for a moment. "Sorry, can you take him? I need a minute."

Jason moved to the window, rubbing his eyes. What the f\*ck was he doing? He barely had his own life together. He was no role model. No one would ever trust him to take care of a chіld.

He was no one's father. He was no one's anything. This kid deserved better—better than his parents, better than Gotham, better than Jason.

But then a small hand reached out to grab Jason's thumb, and he looked into those tiny green eyes. "Hey, little dude." Jason sniffled, clearing his throat and putting on a brave face. It didn't matter. This was his son now.

"Sorry you have to deal with this," he said, taking back the boy. "And thanks. I s\*ck at this. Need all the help I can get."