That Was the Day Jason Decided—He Would Become Robin.
Not for honor.11Please respect copyright.PENANAtMGg69GYVO
Not for glory.11Please respect copyright.PENANADtL3wVwIkm
But because he never wanted to see Nana sitting alone by a hospital bed, begging again.
At first, Bruce said no.
Jason was reckless. Stubborn.11Please respect copyright.PENANAKEY9SD2QVU
Too emotional.11Please respect copyright.PENANA8svU8i6cqK
Not what Bruce imagined when he thought of “a proper Robin.”
So Jason teamed up with Alfred, snuck out at midnight in full gear,11Please respect copyright.PENANA5pbBE2rWFr
and left behind a note:
“You can say no. But I’ve already started.”
The next day, Bruce crushed a cup in his hand from sheer frustration.11Please respect copyright.PENANAMWEdpXmOLl
But he understood—11Please respect copyright.PENANAT8eZtEnt3n
the boy had already made up his mind.11Please respect copyright.PENANAljXE9VpNZN
So he accepted it.11Please respect copyright.PENANAUk5sVCXQEf
Even if he never said a single word of praise.
When Nana found out,11Please respect copyright.PENANACBTBQYoeg8
she lit up like a lamp.
She secretly saved up five dollars of allowance money for a month and bought three notebooks:
- One was Robin-only — Jason’s personal clippings and scrapbook.11Please respect copyright.PENANAH0UvwYqj7e
11Please respect copyright.PENANAMht4KTsuNv - One was Batman-only — news reports and Bruce’s analysis.11Please respect copyright.PENANA18u4AtOQsU
11Please respect copyright.PENANAAk7hEYazR1 - The last was for the two of them together — a record of their missions and any photos of the dynamic duo.11Please respect copyright.PENANAHBPFOF7kYM
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Every night after homework,11Please respect copyright.PENANAdCljXzqOAG
she curled up under the lamp, cutting and pasting, writing dates and comments.
Sometimes she’d scribble little notes next to Robin’s photos:
“Jumped a bit slow today.”11Please respect copyright.PENANA6aKENN36xd
“Nice angle. Cool.”11Please respect copyright.PENANA8zJkJfBH80
“Looks tired. Still wanna pat his head.”
But she never let Jason see them.
One time, he peeked.11Please respect copyright.PENANA8JTROZzlhG
She caught him and scolded him so harshly, he never dared to peek again.
One day, Dick saw the notebooks and teased,11Please respect copyright.PENANAxmz6toD7pv
“Nana, sweetheart~ where’s mine? I want one too!”
That night, she borrowed money from Jason.11Please respect copyright.PENANA4EnQxzXBqK
The next day, she bought a new notebook—11Please respect copyright.PENANA95483Ea63X
and began cutting and pasting.
For Nightwing, the guy in the next city.
Dick was thrilled.11Please respect copyright.PENANAquusBd6bWM
Meanwhile, Nana grumbled as she worked:11Please respect copyright.PENANAPX87Tcr8jm
“Why are all his photos just his back?”
Jason’s face turned as black as a Gotham alley.
From that day on, Jason started inspecting her Nightwing scrapbook daily.
Any Nightwing photo that showed his lower half?
Covered.11Please respect copyright.PENANA8PrJ08jYrr
With industrial-grade electrical tape.11Please respect copyright.PENANAzm6HGXIGQE
Not a single one was spared.
Nana kicked him out of rage.11Please respect copyright.PENANAoebaChnyzp
But the next day, he taped them again.11Please respect copyright.PENANAuiOaWrjarh
Perfectly. Just the right angle to cover it all.
That was their everyday life.
In a city full of shadows and danger,11Please respect copyright.PENANAMWyJpQ6Eap
they stitched together their own small world—11Please respect copyright.PENANAD1yNZLMvMB
thread by thread.
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🔸 Time Passed.
Jason and Nana were now in ninth grade.11Please respect copyright.PENANAFZ03Vbcs1j
It had been five years since they were taken into Wayne Manor.
The years hadn’t just left them with memories—11Please respect copyright.PENANAtKcrUz75qV
but visible, undeniable changes.
With proper nutrition and strict training,11Please respect copyright.PENANAcd9CUle8Z9
Jason was growing like a balloon pumped full of air.
His height broke records every month.11Please respect copyright.PENANA14a3mNkmei
His pants couldn’t keep up with his legs.
Nana became his personal stylist-slash-manager,11Please respect copyright.PENANAmx0sQgmcIB
inspecting his cuffs and hems like she was on a mission.
“This one’s no good. Sleeves too short.”11Please respect copyright.PENANAMtlsvvjHk3
“Are those shoes tight? You’re walking weird.”
Jason always said,11Please respect copyright.PENANABEto88XyO3
“It’s fine.”11Please respect copyright.PENANAh8ifiMr0YJ
But he’d still end up getting dragged out for new ones.
And Nana herself had changed too.
From the skinny little girl she once was,11Please respect copyright.PENANAa0nxdOyV2M
she was now gently blossoming into a girl with soft curves and quiet grace.
The baby face had faded.11Please respect copyright.PENANA2LTJz49DOo
Her eyes now held calm and composure—11Please respect copyright.PENANAHkW3OxRPen
except when she was with Jason.11Please respect copyright.PENANAfGnfysQvuG
Then the old smile returned.
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🔹 Two Years Ago
Bruce watched them from the training room—11Please respect copyright.PENANAUWwBclvomu
no longer kids.
Wiping sweat, exchanging glances, handing each other water.
He cleared his throat and said flatly,11Please respect copyright.PENANA97krAWx8Uw
“You two are getting separate rooms.”
Jason: “…What?”11Please respect copyright.PENANA6b8y3qZZPW
Nana: “…?”
Bruce’s face was stone:11Please respect copyright.PENANAnMMc6k2GmV
“You’re teenagers now. You need boundaries.”
Alfred and Dick nearly choked on their laughter.
Alfred sipped his tea and said,11Please respect copyright.PENANAFY5lKZPVEY
“Master Bruce has finally realized he’s the father of three. A historic moment.”
Dick added,11Please respect copyright.PENANACuDCfGViZG
“And one of the pairs has been rooming together for three years. You just noticed?”
Bruce ignored them.11Please respect copyright.PENANAiEAQTiNlnM
He went ahead and installed a new room lock system—11Please respect copyright.PENANAu7UP4lrGQb
with enhanced door monitoring, of course.
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Nana’s scrapbooks continued.11Please respect copyright.PENANAKfs7KBPj6M
Just more slowly now.
She was on volume 12.
Not out of laziness—11Please respect copyright.PENANA0bFPNYbMlc
but because Batman and Robin’s stealth had improved to near-mythic levels.
Getting a clear photo was harder than breaking into Gotham Central Bank.
She complained once.
Jason heard it—11Please respect copyright.PENANAVcQMGMMgW7
and the next mission, he deliberately paused for five extra seconds11Please respect copyright.PENANA3MLcCAQqRO
so the photographers could catch a shot.
Nana was mad—11Please respect copyright.PENANAj3lG7vIqAn
but she still pasted the photo into her book.
Next to it, she added a note:
“He obviously paused for me. Still—handsome.”
But the most shocking part?
Brooklyn was obsessed with Nightwing.
His scrapbook had reached volume 20.
Every page—
lower halves taped up.
Nana:11Please respect copyright.PENANASwtd4je5hN
“Don’t you think that’s weird?”11Please respect copyright.PENANAnpKCpmBCby
Jason:11Please respect copyright.PENANAsOsAnhDHDF
“No. I think it’s comforting.”
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🔸 A Silent War
There was another battle.
One Nana didn’t know about.
After Jason started learning surveillance, counter-surveillance, and anti-bugging,11Please respect copyright.PENANAnL6f32x2iN
he came back from a mission one night—
and picked up a tiny transmission in Nana’s room.
A bug.
Sender?11Please respect copyright.PENANAxKtdA5Epv0
Batman.11Please respect copyright.PENANA2e9dwJO3Vp
And Nightwing.
That night, Jason’s face turned darker than Gotham’s storm clouds.11Please respect copyright.PENANAwIXVOKFn2Z
He spent the entire night dismantling and replacing.
He didn’t remove the device—11Please respect copyright.PENANAa4S3HvgVfo
he replaced it with his own.
From then on, he started a daily ritual:
Scanning her sleeves for pinhole mics,11Please respect copyright.PENANAeEPo0YH67i
her desk corners for receivers,11Please respect copyright.PENANA8HRegUQKzX
even her shoes.
One by one—11Please respect copyright.PENANAtet0KAvNvp
he replaced everything11Please respect copyright.PENANAHY1C78CwjW
with tech of his own design.
His rule was simple:
“Everything around Nana… belongs to me. No one touches her. No one.”
Alfred watched the quiet war unfold.
In his monitoring logs,11Please respect copyright.PENANAMcsAj9I3UZ
the devices around Miss Nana rotated in source:
Batman → Nightwing → Jason11Please respect copyright.PENANAvNP8agheKA
and back again.
Each sweep was like watching three lions circle the same territory.
No one backed down.11Please respect copyright.PENANAeDxdS8TRJi
No one trusted the others.
Alfred sighed and switched off the screen,11Please respect copyright.PENANAwqvZhMDjgo
murmuring to himself:
“Those three… truly are the most dangerous unit of all.”
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