That Was the Day Jason Decided—He Would Become Robin.
Not for honor.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSWFoIPTWV8
Not for glory.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlAHEwusRPH
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.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9MzucjR5zl
Too emotional.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qVco9Vh37
Not what Bruce imagined when he thought of “a proper Robin.”
So Jason teamed up with Alfred, snuck out at midnight in full gear,6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUkfpMLYy1t
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.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMz0QTtWHX
But he understood—6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywNFVs7zpb
the boy had already made up his mind.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡskeeym9W3c
So he accepted it.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwIaJPnjiw
Even if he never said a single word of praise.
When Nana found out,6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡudMv95a7gJ
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.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡihnYEUdss0
6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡquhYTNaU3u - One was Batman-only — news reports and Bruce’s analysis.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLqQaO5sBHK
6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJuz6X5owNh - The last was for the two of them together — a record of their missions and any photos of the dynamic duo.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0KdW9TzU4d
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Every night after homework,6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrzF2sEW8R
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.”6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwqEpoGB2oT
“Nice angle. Cool.”6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZaFcbf4Bv
“Looks tired. Still wanna pat his head.”
But she never let Jason see them.
One time, he peeked.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfg2YTc0be
She caught him and scolded him so harshly, he never dared to peek again.
One day, Dick saw the notebooks and teased,6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZC7v7raVIe
“Nana, sweetheart~ where’s mine? I want one too!”
That night, she borrowed money from Jason.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszy2lKuhuD
The next day, she bought a new notebook—6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWthBA7UhhK
and began cutting and pasting.
For Nightwing, the guy in the next city.
Dick was thrilled.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2mTXXsNWWI
Meanwhile, Nana grumbled as she worked:6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7oQoLtnmj
“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.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfPIOBt4XPP
With industrial-grade electrical tape.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjlBMrzoczD
Not a single one was spared.
Nana kicked him out of rage.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBeiT8Gd3H
But the next day, he taped them again.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58tALAWbuv
Perfectly. Just the right angle to cover it all.
That was their everyday life.
In a city full of shadows and danger,6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡANXwoGunYo
they stitched together their own small world—6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGyC99Nry3
thread by thread.
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🔸 Time Passed.
Jason and Nana were now in ninth grade.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4lRQvr3JX
It had been five years since they were taken into Wayne Manor.
The years hadn’t just left them with memories—6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjk0pEzyrU5
but visible, undeniable changes.
With proper nutrition and strict training,6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFtU7PqC2c2
Jason was growing like a balloon pumped full of air.
His height broke records every month.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJr5SxbiHI
His pants couldn’t keep up with his legs.
Nana became his personal stylist-slash-manager,6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPE1ZJ5bFvA
inspecting his cuffs and hems like she was on a mission.
“This one’s no good. Sleeves too short.”6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3faJCoawWy
“Are those shoes tight? You’re walking weird.”
Jason always said,6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVgHQcm9d8
“It’s fine.”6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGOUJHlxJa8
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,6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQt4Va6HOPE
she was now gently blossoming into a girl with soft curves and quiet grace.
The baby face had faded.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4o2CgPNqd
Her eyes now held calm and composure—6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Nk1BiXYHQ
except when she was with Jason.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Isv8fV5X6
Then the old smile returned.
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🔹 Two Years Ago
Bruce watched them from the training room—6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLK88j8523c
no longer kids.
Wiping sweat, exchanging glances, handing each other water.
He cleared his throat and said flatly,6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlWBr6SlNES
“You two are getting separate rooms.”
Jason: “…What?”6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiBKhsGpSgm
Nana: “…?”
Bruce’s face was stone:6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCg1xdvErT
“You’re teenagers now. You need boundaries.”
Alfred and Dick nearly choked on their laughter.
Alfred sipped his tea and said,6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uzFSQ7SFh
“Master Bruce has finally realized he’s the father of three. A historic moment.”
Dick added,6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxnfm5Ekpb
“And one of the pairs has been rooming together for three years. You just noticed?”
Bruce ignored them.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPC3VKnipko
He went ahead and installed a new room lock system—6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNm56n0EoRS
with enhanced door monitoring, of course.
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Nana’s scrapbooks continued.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtM3j19JFJJ
Just more slowly now.
She was on volume 12.
Not out of laziness—6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa58HKQqsii
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—6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQeVt5SJt1
and the next mission, he deliberately paused for five extra seconds6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnoWJ8VTGhu
so the photographers could catch a shot.
Nana was mad—6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQ756RdAMN
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:6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXuILmzB7n
“Don’t you think that’s weird?”6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjuSWfCZGNC
Jason:6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHPayGiaJF
“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,6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZd09G9qZt
he came back from a mission one night—
and picked up a tiny transmission in Nana’s room.
A bug.
Sender?6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAgDcjbqpXF
Batman.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHSWYNBVns
And Nightwing.
That night, Jason’s face turned darker than Gotham’s storm clouds.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUlvm571Ns
He spent the entire night dismantling and replacing.
He didn’t remove the device—6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnsoZOkShk
he replaced it with his own.
From then on, he started a daily ritual:
Scanning her sleeves for pinhole mics,6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFkepObJlc
her desk corners for receivers,6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmPpTpJbuvn
even her shoes.
One by one—6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRwGLR6lLK
he replaced everything6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsxjw3FjuvY
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,6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTAVZ2ce65A
the devices around Miss Nana rotated in source:
Batman → Nightwing → Jason6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEGUyNEDQx
and back again.
Each sweep was like watching three lions circle the same territory.
No one backed down.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpgz9GFIux7
No one trusted the others.
Alfred sighed and switched off the screen,6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1kHSlprx4
murmuring to himself:
“Those three… truly are the most dangerous unit of all.”
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