That Was the Day Jason Decided—He Would Become Robin.
Not for honor.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAfjSOOuCJ
Not for glory.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5r1FQavC6h
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.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRFyx1GIOK
Too emotional.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpiaLUh8sh
Not what Bruce imagined when he thought of “a proper Robin.”
So Jason teamed up with Alfred, snuck out at midnight in full gear,5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAgiVDlGOjs
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.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNoS7DDTuG
But he understood—5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡma9rTUzWAf
the boy had already made up his mind.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0y2uioLQsy
So he accepted it.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1wXut2wNP
Even if he never said a single word of praise.
When Nana found out,5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtRAl0zrkJw
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.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbcI9TJhI4
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzJs61b8s5 - One was Batman-only — news reports and Bruce’s analysis.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlznxiH97yB
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeMp4RgSD61 - The last was for the two of them together — a record of their missions and any photos of the dynamic duo.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwBlrhGeF1S
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Every night after homework,5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0BAOsZx5EO
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.”5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1PrpMbInH
“Nice angle. Cool.”5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3gPyWG2rR
“Looks tired. Still wanna pat his head.”
But she never let Jason see them.
One time, he peeked.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIpANLmlpPq
She caught him and scolded him so harshly, he never dared to peek again.
One day, Dick saw the notebooks and teased,5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVRwolRvZE
“Nana, sweetheart~ where’s mine? I want one too!”
That night, she borrowed money from Jason.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh11AHAaImw
The next day, she bought a new notebook—5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZne4qDvJOs
and began cutting and pasting.
For Nightwing, the guy in the next city.
Dick was thrilled.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpITbD4iCZ
Meanwhile, Nana grumbled as she worked:5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5jaOWIYpcu
“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.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSXg70CKDDu
With industrial-grade electrical tape.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCr73uZWOT
Not a single one was spared.
Nana kicked him out of rage.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcFZuJFF3E
But the next day, he taped them again.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5q7stCxo6T
Perfectly. Just the right angle to cover it all.
That was their everyday life.
In a city full of shadows and danger,5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡexPDGGh4sV
they stitched together their own small world—5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSyhQRfd5J
thread by thread.
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🔸 Time Passed.
Jason and Nana were now in ninth grade.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHvbG3iKgid
It had been five years since they were taken into Wayne Manor.
The years hadn’t just left them with memories—5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtY36uZDQdq
but visible, undeniable changes.
With proper nutrition and strict training,5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvC9KtfCq5W
Jason was growing like a balloon pumped full of air.
His height broke records every month.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡon6h47CTzX
His pants couldn’t keep up with his legs.
Nana became his personal stylist-slash-manager,5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCdrAG0YxY
inspecting his cuffs and hems like she was on a mission.
“This one’s no good. Sleeves too short.”5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJW6BawWIt
“Are those shoes tight? You’re walking weird.”
Jason always said,5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmfhIiOn58
“It’s fine.”5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqoWL9kbeRZ
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,5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTVBdSeiWB
she was now gently blossoming into a girl with soft curves and quiet grace.
The baby face had faded.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcRtKWt7E7
Her eyes now held calm and composure—5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRoQEMb8GnC
except when she was with Jason.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyeziz2kful
Then the old smile returned.
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🔹 Two Years Ago
Bruce watched them from the training room—5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx4WbtnFnxr
no longer kids.
Wiping sweat, exchanging glances, handing each other water.
He cleared his throat and said flatly,5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv0mG53VDcC
“You two are getting separate rooms.”
Jason: “…What?”5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPInGwyVKJ6
Nana: “…?”
Bruce’s face was stone:5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPbq4JUEg2
“You’re teenagers now. You need boundaries.”
Alfred and Dick nearly choked on their laughter.
Alfred sipped his tea and said,5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxGmTzlN2c
“Master Bruce has finally realized he’s the father of three. A historic moment.”
Dick added,5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB60n8WVzAD
“And one of the pairs has been rooming together for three years. You just noticed?”
Bruce ignored them.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZNwFzXUxO0
He went ahead and installed a new room lock system—5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQPWBf2VDi
with enhanced door monitoring, of course.
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Nana’s scrapbooks continued.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5OA0xK24L
Just more slowly now.
She was on volume 12.
Not out of laziness—5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupzfcdDBNs
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—5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8kp4HKoEZR
and the next mission, he deliberately paused for five extra seconds5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBv3jlqYnfX
so the photographers could catch a shot.
Nana was mad—5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ831Pk6Qb89
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:5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqR2QrzD7Nb
“Don’t you think that’s weird?”5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTMMp40FNvB
Jason:5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4ZbBRcBPx
“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,5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07inF48F5S
he came back from a mission one night—
and picked up a tiny transmission in Nana’s room.
A bug.
Sender?5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV86fBt7NOm
Batman.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFeyseKVS0
And Nightwing.
That night, Jason’s face turned darker than Gotham’s storm clouds.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSXhOGyfGi8
He spent the entire night dismantling and replacing.
He didn’t remove the device—5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrpe61Umvg8
he replaced it with his own.
From then on, he started a daily ritual:
Scanning her sleeves for pinhole mics,5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitFw2Uaj1x
her desk corners for receivers,5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJSeUIjxMZ
even her shoes.
One by one—5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHsxsmvPkH
he replaced everything5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWsoS3iQ1Zn
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,5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQ2VkYf923
the devices around Miss Nana rotated in source:
Batman → Nightwing → Jason5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Z5LPnee8h
and back again.
Each sweep was like watching three lions circle the same territory.
No one backed down.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHPlgxCdDL
No one trusted the others.
Alfred sighed and switched off the screen,5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLTNvAsHPl
murmuring to himself:
“Those three… truly are the most dangerous unit of all.”
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