That Was the Day Jason Decided—He Would Become Robin.
Not for honor.10Please respect copyright.PENANAzrnbQycMlI
Not for glory.10Please respect copyright.PENANAZUnhN0qdmT
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.10Please respect copyright.PENANAlBZTkFprqn
Too emotional.10Please respect copyright.PENANAMnElhGcdd0
Not what Bruce imagined when he thought of “a proper Robin.”
So Jason teamed up with Alfred, snuck out at midnight in full gear,10Please respect copyright.PENANAK59Szuzzqc
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.10Please respect copyright.PENANAf7lBEd2jaN
But he understood—10Please respect copyright.PENANAwmmdKQMrVa
the boy had already made up his mind.10Please respect copyright.PENANAz3CHuNuPH5
So he accepted it.10Please respect copyright.PENANAroeE18sVj4
Even if he never said a single word of praise.
When Nana found out,10Please respect copyright.PENANAADiyjECUHi
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.10Please respect copyright.PENANAOMKgEv7GwS
10Please respect copyright.PENANArW9Jej60qj - One was Batman-only — news reports and Bruce’s analysis.10Please respect copyright.PENANAGwuZe3LBB9
10Please respect copyright.PENANAwZnm1ex10O - The last was for the two of them together — a record of their missions and any photos of the dynamic duo.10Please respect copyright.PENANAIJyosgi3PK
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Every night after homework,10Please respect copyright.PENANAfOA0dTPj7H
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.”10Please respect copyright.PENANAeQjb1mcAhS
“Nice angle. Cool.”10Please respect copyright.PENANAUFhiRttbPF
“Looks tired. Still wanna pat his head.”
But she never let Jason see them.
One time, he peeked.10Please respect copyright.PENANAJS4JvxD1Ct
She caught him and scolded him so harshly, he never dared to peek again.
One day, Dick saw the notebooks and teased,10Please respect copyright.PENANASeC7HA5f8U
“Nana, sweetheart~ where’s mine? I want one too!”
That night, she borrowed money from Jason.10Please respect copyright.PENANAnD9TSf1oTR
The next day, she bought a new notebook—10Please respect copyright.PENANA6MUsABa9un
and began cutting and pasting.
For Nightwing, the guy in the next city.
Dick was thrilled.10Please respect copyright.PENANAaxcIcpjyzh
Meanwhile, Nana grumbled as she worked:10Please respect copyright.PENANAv4NAfT0KAm
“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.10Please respect copyright.PENANAmayGn036QD
With industrial-grade electrical tape.10Please respect copyright.PENANAN3G376A9bl
Not a single one was spared.
Nana kicked him out of rage.10Please respect copyright.PENANAnSpcsgae9I
But the next day, he taped them again.10Please respect copyright.PENANA990HehTgXG
Perfectly. Just the right angle to cover it all.
That was their everyday life.
In a city full of shadows and danger,10Please respect copyright.PENANAAbc3REbv0X
they stitched together their own small world—10Please respect copyright.PENANAU4I6o47fWM
thread by thread.
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🔸 Time Passed.
Jason and Nana were now in ninth grade.10Please respect copyright.PENANAIvB1UJvaKg
It had been five years since they were taken into Wayne Manor.
The years hadn’t just left them with memories—10Please respect copyright.PENANAAUsEpG9s9j
but visible, undeniable changes.
With proper nutrition and strict training,10Please respect copyright.PENANAPuS4p2HoZa
Jason was growing like a balloon pumped full of air.
His height broke records every month.10Please respect copyright.PENANAKxCsZJ2WKs
His pants couldn’t keep up with his legs.
Nana became his personal stylist-slash-manager,10Please respect copyright.PENANA3m4mT7e1xx
inspecting his cuffs and hems like she was on a mission.
“This one’s no good. Sleeves too short.”10Please respect copyright.PENANAPyIwnAXehB
“Are those shoes tight? You’re walking weird.”
Jason always said,10Please respect copyright.PENANA5BQe4jTEC2
“It’s fine.”10Please respect copyright.PENANAX3zCKXoB0v
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,10Please respect copyright.PENANARXKbN1IpRl
she was now gently blossoming into a girl with soft curves and quiet grace.
The baby face had faded.10Please respect copyright.PENANAfBW6ii48mC
Her eyes now held calm and composure—10Please respect copyright.PENANA0ZSDWDnLb6
except when she was with Jason.10Please respect copyright.PENANABBnZtnxNmg
Then the old smile returned.
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🔹 Two Years Ago
Bruce watched them from the training room—10Please respect copyright.PENANAh9NeOJHz61
no longer kids.
Wiping sweat, exchanging glances, handing each other water.
He cleared his throat and said flatly,10Please respect copyright.PENANAW1Zd7nnAJ5
“You two are getting separate rooms.”
Jason: “…What?”10Please respect copyright.PENANA51jgenUIxD
Nana: “…?”
Bruce’s face was stone:10Please respect copyright.PENANAMkHzUe8i4W
“You’re teenagers now. You need boundaries.”
Alfred and Dick nearly choked on their laughter.
Alfred sipped his tea and said,10Please respect copyright.PENANASZsu4jPvfh
“Master Bruce has finally realized he’s the father of three. A historic moment.”
Dick added,10Please respect copyright.PENANAcHxJfZ6BzE
“And one of the pairs has been rooming together for three years. You just noticed?”
Bruce ignored them.10Please respect copyright.PENANAb2xEIuGoK8
He went ahead and installed a new room lock system—10Please respect copyright.PENANAqiDJwHPiGY
with enhanced door monitoring, of course.
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Nana’s scrapbooks continued.10Please respect copyright.PENANAw8MjrCr4GC
Just more slowly now.
She was on volume 12.
Not out of laziness—10Please respect copyright.PENANAmeJAU3ajW6
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—10Please respect copyright.PENANAZDUUzCTG1V
and the next mission, he deliberately paused for five extra seconds10Please respect copyright.PENANAyNbwkRe9B0
so the photographers could catch a shot.
Nana was mad—10Please respect copyright.PENANAl0dG2aWeq5
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:10Please respect copyright.PENANAqyTM0n2byQ
“Don’t you think that’s weird?”10Please respect copyright.PENANAJM3F5GnoxJ
Jason:10Please respect copyright.PENANATuxUS69GnI
“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,10Please respect copyright.PENANALU5NZsqoca
he came back from a mission one night—
and picked up a tiny transmission in Nana’s room.
A bug.
Sender?10Please respect copyright.PENANAsNuJYM7X5Y
Batman.10Please respect copyright.PENANAUum3DeAT9I
And Nightwing.
That night, Jason’s face turned darker than Gotham’s storm clouds.10Please respect copyright.PENANA8A6Qn3Sdxo
He spent the entire night dismantling and replacing.
He didn’t remove the device—10Please respect copyright.PENANATGqR1hf5Oh
he replaced it with his own.
From then on, he started a daily ritual:
Scanning her sleeves for pinhole mics,10Please respect copyright.PENANARdKtDQuvLr
her desk corners for receivers,10Please respect copyright.PENANASp4TrKtp0V
even her shoes.
One by one—10Please respect copyright.PENANA0j6XpBjspI
he replaced everything10Please respect copyright.PENANAyj9w96XK7S
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,10Please respect copyright.PENANAr8TgV2VCpX
the devices around Miss Nana rotated in source:
Batman → Nightwing → Jason10Please respect copyright.PENANAAJT9KZnqVa
and back again.
Each sweep was like watching three lions circle the same territory.
No one backed down.10Please respect copyright.PENANAX9xKtNjKhq
No one trusted the others.
Alfred sighed and switched off the screen,10Please respect copyright.PENANAAom7ZrAdbk
murmuring to himself:
“Those three… truly are the most dangerous unit of all.”
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