That Was the Day Jason Decided—He Would Become Robin.
Not for honor.28Please respect copyright.PENANANEKBf7Xxag
Not for glory.28Please respect copyright.PENANA8xEzjtQJNx
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.28Please respect copyright.PENANAK3wLK6ZgWk
Too emotional.28Please respect copyright.PENANAN3SpJZhHtU
Not what Bruce imagined when he thought of “a proper Robin.”
So Jason teamed up with Alfred, snuck out at midnight in full gear,28Please respect copyright.PENANAY2dWV9jRUV
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.28Please respect copyright.PENANAI72j1jHQiG
But he understood—28Please respect copyright.PENANA0z99StAe1e
the boy had already made up his mind.28Please respect copyright.PENANAKVaThP0BJg
So he accepted it.28Please respect copyright.PENANAfgl92cvsph
Even if he never said a single word of praise.
When Nana found out,28Please respect copyright.PENANAbQl4Cxluh2
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.28Please respect copyright.PENANAzYkhglXfNL
28Please respect copyright.PENANAfrgMJnTf4U - One was Batman-only — news reports and Bruce’s analysis.28Please respect copyright.PENANAWGUJNwDoDJ
28Please respect copyright.PENANAziKrxjP9El - The last was for the two of them together — a record of their missions and any photos of the dynamic duo.28Please respect copyright.PENANAcTrXcPciL6
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Every night after homework,28Please respect copyright.PENANAnp9oUcNGTX
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.”28Please respect copyright.PENANAga7bmWoNI3
“Nice angle. Cool.”28Please respect copyright.PENANABtZdWCktnn
“Looks tired. Still wanna pat his head.”
But she never let Jason see them.
One time, he peeked.28Please respect copyright.PENANAjrJ201vW5p
She caught him and scolded him so harshly, he never dared to peek again.
One day, Dick saw the notebooks and teased,28Please respect copyright.PENANAcx2LxGBP0s
“Nana, sweetheart~ where’s mine? I want one too!”
That night, she borrowed money from Jason.28Please respect copyright.PENANAVxuph53ceQ
The next day, she bought a new notebook—28Please respect copyright.PENANAUzEdFTMYXV
and began cutting and pasting.
For Nightwing, the guy in the next city.
Dick was thrilled.28Please respect copyright.PENANAviqHHRUS0K
Meanwhile, Nana grumbled as she worked:28Please respect copyright.PENANAgtG7s4bZzC
“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.28Please respect copyright.PENANAyvRsFqVmCZ
With industrial-grade electrical tape.28Please respect copyright.PENANAa6IIJAHxUH
Not a single one was spared.
Nana kicked him out of rage.28Please respect copyright.PENANAb3Hl8jWmGZ
But the next day, he taped them again.28Please respect copyright.PENANAvPkaKMhTil
Perfectly. Just the right angle to cover it all.
That was their everyday life.
In a city full of shadows and danger,28Please respect copyright.PENANAI8m4ahoTrw
they stitched together their own small world—28Please respect copyright.PENANAlgj3SbZ04M
thread by thread.
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🔸 Time Passed.
Jason and Nana were now in ninth grade.28Please respect copyright.PENANAFvFMgmhg4l
It had been five years since they were taken into Wayne Manor.
The years hadn’t just left them with memories—28Please respect copyright.PENANAdoghTwMpWS
but visible, undeniable changes.
With proper nutrition and strict training,28Please respect copyright.PENANAiKol4Y4sNA
Jason was growing like a balloon pumped full of air.
His height broke records every month.28Please respect copyright.PENANA3ks42HkNko
His pants couldn’t keep up with his legs.
Nana became his personal stylist-slash-manager,28Please respect copyright.PENANAwgWlamuUED
inspecting his cuffs and hems like she was on a mission.
“This one’s no good. Sleeves too short.”28Please respect copyright.PENANArmzRQTuoBn
“Are those shoes tight? You’re walking weird.”
Jason always said,28Please respect copyright.PENANA4rikNd2Kg0
“It’s fine.”28Please respect copyright.PENANAbNosYwWoWR
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,28Please respect copyright.PENANAELu4SZHhdI
she was now gently blossoming into a girl with soft curves and quiet grace.
The baby face had faded.28Please respect copyright.PENANAB2cx4F6JRL
Her eyes now held calm and composure—28Please respect copyright.PENANAkRLtl7ttWt
except when she was with Jason.28Please respect copyright.PENANAsD2C5XJhq2
Then the old smile returned.
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🔹 Two Years Ago
Bruce watched them from the training room—28Please respect copyright.PENANAROuvYBI1vG
no longer kids.
Wiping sweat, exchanging glances, handing each other water.
He cleared his throat and said flatly,28Please respect copyright.PENANA5c7ujcvTYc
“You two are getting separate rooms.”
Jason: “…What?”28Please respect copyright.PENANAwnSXGVIRqN
Nana: “…?”
Bruce’s face was stone:28Please respect copyright.PENANAtYXB9A1afe
“You’re teenagers now. You need boundaries.”
Alfred and Dick nearly choked on their laughter.
Alfred sipped his tea and said,28Please respect copyright.PENANAeWjwIkrYwb
“Master Bruce has finally realized he’s the father of three. A historic moment.”
Dick added,28Please respect copyright.PENANAA9PcfUhsec
“And one of the pairs has been rooming together for three years. You just noticed?”
Bruce ignored them.28Please respect copyright.PENANA5i1bnj5a4Y
He went ahead and installed a new room lock system—28Please respect copyright.PENANADuyvlhpAKM
with enhanced door monitoring, of course.
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Nana’s scrapbooks continued.28Please respect copyright.PENANAx5jjTtyDqW
Just more slowly now.
She was on volume 12.
Not out of laziness—28Please respect copyright.PENANABRKn5VR3X3
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—28Please respect copyright.PENANA2S0Smrf30K
and the next mission, he deliberately paused for five extra seconds28Please respect copyright.PENANAIXOKNC0bVP
so the photographers could catch a shot.
Nana was mad—28Please respect copyright.PENANAzVJgi0AtXd
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:28Please respect copyright.PENANAiPXwtpWwZu
“Don’t you think that’s weird?”28Please respect copyright.PENANAu58GmxModd
Jason:28Please respect copyright.PENANAhU6z6RC3wa
“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,28Please respect copyright.PENANAyEvKgcWyFO
he came back from a mission one night—
and picked up a tiny transmission in Nana’s room.
A bug.
Sender?28Please respect copyright.PENANAlGo9QUIWpM
Batman.28Please respect copyright.PENANATmEzWF2bep
And Nightwing.
That night, Jason’s face turned darker than Gotham’s storm clouds.28Please respect copyright.PENANAPYpfvXXbZl
He spent the entire night dismantling and replacing.
He didn’t remove the device—28Please respect copyright.PENANAaKqceiwC8b
he replaced it with his own.
From then on, he started a daily ritual:
Scanning her sleeves for pinhole mics,28Please respect copyright.PENANAgENz8cstlP
her desk corners for receivers,28Please respect copyright.PENANA6WNxqMBiDn
even her shoes.
One by one—28Please respect copyright.PENANARb1nLKMZRM
he replaced everything28Please respect copyright.PENANA4Pr970P2El
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,28Please respect copyright.PENANAsYJaEy094L
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.
No one backed down.28Please respect copyright.PENANA3c9af9j9l8
No one trusted the others.
Alfred sighed and switched off the screen,28Please respect copyright.PENANAPkZGSe8Orc
murmuring to himself:
“Those three… truly are the most dangerous unit of all.”
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