That Was the Day Jason Decided—He Would Become Robin.
Not for honor.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrEoUVKESW
Not for glory.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0j4tqqryW
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.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNj11F8MOt
Too emotional.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrUYw2R3Ku
Not what Bruce imagined when he thought of “a proper Robin.”
So Jason teamed up with Alfred, snuck out at midnight in full gear,7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYzfZwqRwX
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.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxZB9aCCsk
But he understood—7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lpiMrCzZn
the boy had already made up his mind.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyBp3flguP
So he accepted it.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoFMfET2rH4
Even if he never said a single word of praise.
When Nana found out,7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZyU15cShA
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.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyFQ2eNZDAx
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu3yT5VlJm3 - One was Batman-only — news reports and Bruce’s analysis.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYCYkP6mVz
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfIEam03Xz - The last was for the two of them together — a record of their missions and any photos of the dynamic duo.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlynHZtmGif
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Every night after homework,7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpB4uJvBbbE
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.”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRHsbSVeYZ
“Nice angle. Cool.”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SlGsI3PVG
“Looks tired. Still wanna pat his head.”
But she never let Jason see them.
One time, he peeked.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyEHf5VTlX8
She caught him and scolded him so harshly, he never dared to peek again.
One day, Dick saw the notebooks and teased,7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ954Ok9oAPC
“Nana, sweetheart~ where’s mine? I want one too!”
That night, she borrowed money from Jason.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡchIxmRaqkH
The next day, she bought a new notebook—7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQoXGM0ZRPd
and began cutting and pasting.
For Nightwing, the guy in the next city.
Dick was thrilled.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSOR1CorBV
Meanwhile, Nana grumbled as she worked:7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjlOdd6PNNN
“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.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mMWf77wAa
With industrial-grade electrical tape.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrRvJKU95b
Not a single one was spared.
Nana kicked him out of rage.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3fWaEipts
But the next day, he taped them again.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcw1gIGyyND
Perfectly. Just the right angle to cover it all.
That was their everyday life.
In a city full of shadows and danger,7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJqcVWHiFs
they stitched together their own small world—7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQaE2JUrT8
thread by thread.
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🔸 Time Passed.
Jason and Nana were now in ninth grade.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Tp00UAZeh
It had been five years since they were taken into Wayne Manor.
The years hadn’t just left them with memories—7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzN6B3AP65S
but visible, undeniable changes.
With proper nutrition and strict training,7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVhWhDQqFj
Jason was growing like a balloon pumped full of air.
His height broke records every month.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCrW2kBc5y
His pants couldn’t keep up with his legs.
Nana became his personal stylist-slash-manager,7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbMqkIGHjCv
inspecting his cuffs and hems like she was on a mission.
“This one’s no good. Sleeves too short.”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNVs58T6oa
“Are those shoes tight? You’re walking weird.”
Jason always said,7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWggZXaCMkk
“It’s fine.”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcWP07cDIn
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,7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMrvibWSf5
she was now gently blossoming into a girl with soft curves and quiet grace.
The baby face had faded.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKALZwZhQjG
Her eyes now held calm and composure—7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBy6lFcMgX
except when she was with Jason.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdb45CY3aH
Then the old smile returned.
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🔹 Two Years Ago
Bruce watched them from the training room—7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZL3LjddTqD
no longer kids.
Wiping sweat, exchanging glances, handing each other water.
He cleared his throat and said flatly,7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg97auxkJZ9
“You two are getting separate rooms.”
Jason: “…What?”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4Q7E9AaV5
Nana: “…?”
Bruce’s face was stone:7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv0XWxCkgXY
“You’re teenagers now. You need boundaries.”
Alfred and Dick nearly choked on their laughter.
Alfred sipped his tea and said,7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnGBE7sJFs
“Master Bruce has finally realized he’s the father of three. A historic moment.”
Dick added,7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhv1dBRrlKq
“And one of the pairs has been rooming together for three years. You just noticed?”
Bruce ignored them.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNii18JTbb
He went ahead and installed a new room lock system—7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeS0wPRuySt
with enhanced door monitoring, of course.
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Nana’s scrapbooks continued.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2Y0AR0hbO
Just more slowly now.
She was on volume 12.
Not out of laziness—7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvLZNYb13l
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—7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2WFt9u3hP6
and the next mission, he deliberately paused for five extra seconds7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoddcsAGNbV
so the photographers could catch a shot.
Nana was mad—7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYorfZzCj0
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:7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGCIa4awXb
“Don’t you think that’s weird?”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfzPohL2Kc
Jason:7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHqH4lWXsc
“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,7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclVmZEb25o
he came back from a mission one night—
and picked up a tiny transmission in Nana’s room.
A bug.
Sender?7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcdztq35sL
Batman.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpexjn5dVb
And Nightwing.
That night, Jason’s face turned darker than Gotham’s storm clouds.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2G26D3S8FI
He spent the entire night dismantling and replacing.
He didn’t remove the device—7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLxeqx9TWe
he replaced it with his own.
From then on, he started a daily ritual:
Scanning her sleeves for pinhole mics,7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV015iV1qBi
her desk corners for receivers,7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVvyHnkwn7
even her shoes.
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he replaced everything7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSJMRXXEj6
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,7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTE0102xFL
the devices around Miss Nana rotated in source:
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and back again.
Each sweep was like watching three lions circle the same territory.
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No one trusted the others.
Alfred sighed and switched off the screen,7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtLMAwD97V
murmuring to himself:
“Those three… truly are the most dangerous unit of all.”
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