That Was the Day Jason Decided—He Would Become Robin.
Not for honor.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1mtyBl6rhI
Not for glory.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2OToNbdb8a
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.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1wWRVZy4y
Too emotional.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz65109CVRq
Not what Bruce imagined when he thought of “a proper Robin.”
So Jason teamed up with Alfred, snuck out at midnight in full gear,286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8i39EDQgC
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.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2PaLzA0GvK
But he understood—286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLfjvedD4s6
the boy had already made up his mind.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmNHTCyqBl
So he accepted it.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9sPBy6iIGe
Even if he never said a single word of praise.
When Nana found out,286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1qv2sPIO2
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.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpMa5wXy7RH
286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0jsZuibRW - One was Batman-only — news reports and Bruce’s analysis.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdD1KjEOTSo
286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIjhktrZxVk - The last was for the two of them together — a record of their missions and any photos of the dynamic duo.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmIB3TkFb2
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Every night after homework,286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHoRsn2vEm
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.”286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvKqrSyS1a
“Nice angle. Cool.”286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJlDqXwvZ6
“Looks tired. Still wanna pat his head.”
But she never let Jason see them.
One time, he peeked.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20R8fk1eDy
She caught him and scolded him so harshly, he never dared to peek again.
One day, Dick saw the notebooks and teased,286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeLS3ye0VNg
“Nana, sweetheart~ where’s mine? I want one too!”
That night, she borrowed money from Jason.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCFPEFP02a
The next day, she bought a new notebook—286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLIHNIGl99c
and began cutting and pasting.
For Nightwing, the guy in the next city.
Dick was thrilled.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfXIPgx8cv
Meanwhile, Nana grumbled as she worked:286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61cU7hm0RK
“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.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFAs0U2XMh
With industrial-grade electrical tape.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHsnNL1XVHx
Not a single one was spared.
Nana kicked him out of rage.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UtvdR4rU6
But the next day, he taped them again.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBk8BQNN6a
Perfectly. Just the right angle to cover it all.
That was their everyday life.
In a city full of shadows and danger,286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcI7zgeARYR
they stitched together their own small world—286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Vwygt0OAh
thread by thread.
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🔸 Time Passed.
Jason and Nana were now in ninth grade.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq2udLz7jcT
It had been five years since they were taken into Wayne Manor.
The years hadn’t just left them with memories—286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLP5IPFyD5v
but visible, undeniable changes.
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Jason was growing like a balloon pumped full of air.
His height broke records every month.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7NWMFhlKm
His pants couldn’t keep up with his legs.
Nana became his personal stylist-slash-manager,286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUnSJrkzIoa
inspecting his cuffs and hems like she was on a mission.
“This one’s no good. Sleeves too short.”286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA5XRjr5Jwp
“Are those shoes tight? You’re walking weird.”
Jason always said,286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkj0QBiVdbU
“It’s fine.”286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkf7W9LQ3S9
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,286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLsxe1G3Uho
she was now gently blossoming into a girl with soft curves and quiet grace.
The baby face had faded.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0GoAh2pPA
Her eyes now held calm and composure—286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOi5UgjEQwq
except when she was with Jason.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqANW9Fmg7V
Then the old smile returned.
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🔹 Two Years Ago
Bruce watched them from the training room—286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7WVUlCF7r
no longer kids.
Wiping sweat, exchanging glances, handing each other water.
He cleared his throat and said flatly,286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzqSYZxHu9B
“You two are getting separate rooms.”
Jason: “…What?”286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUnmCDSie64
Nana: “…?”
Bruce’s face was stone:286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdo9rT9mCPv
“You’re teenagers now. You need boundaries.”
Alfred and Dick nearly choked on their laughter.
Alfred sipped his tea and said,286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTW1m6JZPu9
“Master Bruce has finally realized he’s the father of three. A historic moment.”
Dick added,286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTRpTsJped
“And one of the pairs has been rooming together for three years. You just noticed?”
Bruce ignored them.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42ffCcAKM1
He went ahead and installed a new room lock system—286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPaIVxbsTW8
with enhanced door monitoring, of course.
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Nana’s scrapbooks continued.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAiaGvZID5
Just more slowly now.
She was on volume 12.
Not out of laziness—286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeN8GQsMIi0
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.
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so the photographers could catch a shot.
Nana was mad—286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAeC2hfmSlc
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:286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbaGAvbYvQ
“Don’t you think that’s weird?”286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBGsF5fe4E
Jason:286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLzdd4dMqI
“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,286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuaKMbLPaw
he came back from a mission one night—
and picked up a tiny transmission in Nana’s room.
A bug.
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Batman.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqqgezF5TJ
And Nightwing.
That night, Jason’s face turned darker than Gotham’s storm clouds.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9y5EJNzGWg
He spent the entire night dismantling and replacing.
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he replaced it with his own.
From then on, he started a daily ritual:
Scanning her sleeves for pinhole mics,286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqF3c2KHHu
her desk corners for receivers,286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczcyTrot6M
even her shoes.
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he replaced everything286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UixSl1w6C
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.
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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,286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡegFHOrvYJv
murmuring to himself:
“Those three… truly are the most dangerous unit of all.”
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and then Add to home screen.