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Jason Todd, aka Red Hood, came back to Gotham with a mission of revenge. Revenge against Joker for killing him, against Batman, aka Bruce Wayne, for not allenging him, maybe Dick too but definately against the Robin after him. oh well not revenge just... make the third Robin trip over nothing at times.
Well all that was derailed and put on the back burner because he was Broke.
Jason Todd was dead broke.
I mean sure that is expected of someone that is supposed to be dead and sure he did make money as a crime lord, but he rather gives it to street kids so they have it a little easier!
But fact remained: he had no money.
Back then he trottel down the street and heard two teens talking about wanting to be influencers.
"What the hell is a, influencer...?" Jason thought to himself and took out his phone, which he had to buy, new as the one before was busted beyond repair.
Jason looked the word "Influencer" up and read the explanation: "A social media influencer is a digital creator who builds a dedicated audience on platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube."
He honestly felt like a old man because apparently was really common and popular and many young people wanted to be one.
"Interesting... I can do that..."
Jason made further research und turns out there are influencers that are food reviewers! That's right up is alley!
Well there was Muckbanging aswell, but those... Jason found rather uncomfortable to watch with how they ate and now much, no way that's healthy.
Luckily for Jason all he needed to do was get food, set up his phone, eat the food and give his opinion. Easy!
And with that he got to work and uploaded his first video on Youtube as it was already downloaded on his phone. He named his channel "Fatson Yumm".
To his own delight his first video blew up and he gained tens of thousands of followers. He does have to admit some people in the comments only on his arms and made flirty remarks.
"Yesh... is this what Bruce meant by "the media" back then?"
Jason mumbled on his sofa in his little apartment. He did make some Money so he could pay his damn rent. Well for tonight Gotham needed Red Hood.
The man on the sofa got up and got dressed and put the helmet on to harass Red Robin, formally the third Robin, just for Fun since Black Mask was busy recovering from his last shoot-out.
In the early morning hours a satisfied Red Hood collapsed on his sofa und Red Robin cursed that Red Hood is acting like a teenage prankster, but better then when the man shot at Bruce screaming about not avenging something.
In only three months Jason gained 750k followers on Youtube, he wasn't sure if that was the normal growth rate but whatever. He made money for him to live on und the rest went to the street kids he came across.
"Today's food Review is later then usual, as you can see out the window."
Jason turned his phone towards the Gothamburgers window that showed the night sky.
"Now you might be asking: 'Oh Fatson! Why are you eating so late? Normally you do your reviews earlier the day' well..."
He held up a poster of a new special meal that comes with a toy.
"This." He pointedat the poster, "This is why we are here. I ordered the Wonder Woman Toy, the Batburer with Joker Fries and because you all were spamming it the Nightwing shake."
He continjes holding the poster that showed that what was being served was a batburger, Joker Fries or Curly Quinns, with a drink of choice and well a Toy. The choices of the Toys were pretty much any Hero you could tell.
He was a little rubbed that his Persona, Red Hood, wasn't a option but then again: Red Hood is a crime lord not really market friendly, but still!
"Because yeah, Wonder Woman is my favourite." He said and showed off his Wonder Woman Keychain, almost preening. Not that anyone would know since he used a pixelator to hide his face, but his body language still showed how proud he was of his keychain.
Jason propped his phone up as the worker came with his food, he rubbed his hands in excitment and thanked the worker as they put the tray on his booth table.
"See, you already know how I feel about the bat burger and Curly Quinns-"
Jason cut himself off, feeling watched and turned his head to the window and was fase to face with Batmans cowl and face pressed against the window and having direct eye-contact with him.
"Ouh Shi-!" He yelped as his phone tipped overand the it layed flat on the table.
Jason scrambled away with his phone and food into a hidden back corner he sometimes used when he was younger and hadn't died yet.
Bruce was patrolling as usual and walked past Gothamburger, a fast food chain Jason loved to drag him to him when... before that day.
He tore his gaze away and quickly tried to walk past the fast food place that haunted him with memories of a child he could've saved.
He walked past whem he suddenly stopped at the window where they usually sat before that day and saw a young man sit there with his phone talking to it.
His breath caught.
The stranger looked like how he imaginsd Jason looked grown up, but the man had white bangs and scars all over, which made Batman whince quietly.
And before he knew it better, he stared intendly at the stranger with his face pressed against the window.
His eyes were green... like Damians. Damian said be got them from the Lazurus pit... That Ra Al Ghul said it could 'revive' a person... what if-
Bruce trains of thought stopped when the man turned to him and they held eye contact for a brief second.
Bruce's breath caught but the man already scrambled away with his food and phone.
No. Jason wouldn't do that. Sure he was a little rebellious back then but he wouldn't act like that! Jason knows him and would not react like that. It was just a stranger...
"Damn it this place is making me see things... get out of here quickly..." Batman grumbles and continjes his patrol.
Jason sat im his new booth, a little shaken, but otherwise okay.
"Well... that was certainly creepy. Anyway sorry about that guys, that just gave me a heart-attack, so back to the review!"
He opened that bag where the toy is supposed to be in, his Wonder Woman toy plushie, it would be small but he was feeling giddy about it.
He pulled it out and showed it to the camera.
"Tadaa~!"
He opend his eyes and froze. It was not a little Wonder Woman Plushie, but a Red Robin one. He stared at it.
"Damn it! That's what I get for bullying the little twat too much..." He tought while deflatting that he didn't get the one he ordered!
With that he continued his eating, talking before giving his opinion on it.
"I mean you can't go wrong with Joker Fries," internally he shivered a little at the name, "the Batburger was good, but i think i'll take a diffrent sauce on it then this one and I guess the Nightwing shake isn't as bad as a thought, you guys were right. Overall i'd give it a 8/10."
He glanced at the Red Robin toy plushie and huffed.
"But 4/10 for giving me the wrong toy."
With that Jason ended the recording, pushing the white bangs out of his face and started puttimg the tray away, exchanged his toy while he was there and was now a proud owner of the Wonder Woman plush toy and walked home.
At home he censored his face and cut the part away where he scrambled away from his seat like a frightend cat and uploaded it. Batman would surely give him more clicks... more money to give to the kids.
He looked out the window and sighed.
No Red Hood tonight.
Some time later at the Wayne Manor:
Tim and Damian were bickering like always, everyonewas used to it by now. As long as Damian didn't start throwing knives at Tim it was all fine.
"So what?! Atleast I know your Idol better then you!" Damian huffed angrily.
"My Idol?!" Tim almost screeched, "Stop lying, he died before you even existed! He died in a explosion!"
Bruce sat nearby, ready to intervine if necessary, and quietly whined at the reminder of how Jason died. He held the him until it went cold, he remebered that feeling and that night.
"How dare you!" Damian screamed before Tim butted in again pointing at Damian.
"I was there you know! I was trying to get anothef picture of Robin, not that that matters, and saw with my own two eyes when that place blew up!"
"Outlandish! Akhi Jason might have died but the Lazurus pit brought him back! How dare you say be's still dead!"
Damian scowled before turning on his heel, leaving a deathly quietness behind him.
Then Chaos erupted at Wayne Manor.
Jason Sneezed in his apartment.
"Someone talking 'bout me..? Whatever."