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:
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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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