That Was the Day Jason Decided—He Would Become Robin.
Not for honor.307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmc4PDki3s1
Not for glory.307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXPvL2aZLS
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.307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBr8Mx4JiG1
Too emotional.307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9eAY6LJH0n
Not what Bruce imagined when he thought of “a proper Robin.”
So Jason teamed up with Alfred, snuck out at midnight in full gear,307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnWc7WgGAJ
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.307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdUBKkMbwI
But he understood—307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTrQaZtGkC1
the boy had already made up his mind.307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymtxuvEb6A
So he accepted it.307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWPUiVECaV
Even if he never said a single word of praise.
When Nana found out,307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezaGfHafmM
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.307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBHo7p6thG
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHlPoJmKz6 - One was Batman-only — news reports and Bruce’s analysis.307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ1SBzU4qA4
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxiSfiDMRri - The last was for the two of them together — a record of their missions and any photos of the dynamic duo.307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3qv56TZRxI
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Every night after homework,307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQP5NIuzab
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.”307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNd62Ybx6Rs
“Nice angle. Cool.”307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7HfG0SDw9y
“Looks tired. Still wanna pat his head.”
But she never let Jason see them.
One time, he peeked.307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOgi1MUwnvC
She caught him and scolded him so harshly, he never dared to peek again.
One day, Dick saw the notebooks and teased,307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNdvl5ef1S
“Nana, sweetheart~ where’s mine? I want one too!”
That night, she borrowed money from Jason.307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMs7Qz4h3sA
The next day, she bought a new notebook—307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LG8HZjCHQ
and began cutting and pasting.
For Nightwing, the guy in the next city.
Dick was thrilled.307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEW0r8CAI2l
Meanwhile, Nana grumbled as she worked:307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8mSxlCVYT
“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.307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcs4mOlrRsZ
With industrial-grade electrical tape.307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM65phTCsS4
Not a single one was spared.
Nana kicked him out of rage.307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88k4zwFv5x
But the next day, he taped them again.307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2RaMpQd2v7
Perfectly. Just the right angle to cover it all.
That was their everyday life.
In a city full of shadows and danger,307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO88bWdgIjp
they stitched together their own small world—307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQyK7NQHkTg
thread by thread.
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🔸 Time Passed.
Jason and Nana were now in ninth grade.307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8qe1YFdjD
It had been five years since they were taken into Wayne Manor.
The years hadn’t just left them with memories—307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9B6yqPkRVz
but visible, undeniable changes.
With proper nutrition and strict training,307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1lQbiaDLm
Jason was growing like a balloon pumped full of air.
His height broke records every month.307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNQ7fpAxwb
His pants couldn’t keep up with his legs.
Nana became his personal stylist-slash-manager,307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmkLgo1YQ2
inspecting his cuffs and hems like she was on a mission.
“This one’s no good. Sleeves too short.”307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCC0vyRu19h
“Are those shoes tight? You’re walking weird.”
Jason always said,307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzE3gP9dLM
“It’s fine.”307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCYNIhQ6gS
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,307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ROcBciWtx
she was now gently blossoming into a girl with soft curves and quiet grace.
The baby face had faded.307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRkqDIAqmY
Her eyes now held calm and composure—307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUYIVfWe4VM
except when she was with Jason.307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgZ8M2OtZd
Then the old smile returned.
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🔹 Two Years Ago
Bruce watched them from the training room—307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QAnJJF3kg
no longer kids.
Wiping sweat, exchanging glances, handing each other water.
He cleared his throat and said flatly,307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3C1sBMogzl
“You two are getting separate rooms.”
Jason: “…What?”307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfbuNONoo3
Nana: “…?”
Bruce’s face was stone:307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRFaSkugrk
“You’re teenagers now. You need boundaries.”
Alfred and Dick nearly choked on their laughter.
Alfred sipped his tea and said,307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mi5lPge4K
“Master Bruce has finally realized he’s the father of three. A historic moment.”
Dick added,307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpq6hJNkXS
“And one of the pairs has been rooming together for three years. You just noticed?”
Bruce ignored them.307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMM9CY4Gd7
He went ahead and installed a new room lock system—307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5YWv7vw9Gb
with enhanced door monitoring, of course.
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Nana’s scrapbooks continued.307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqvvNNrh9t
Just more slowly now.
She was on volume 12.
Not out of laziness—307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPDFqPQ5Bo
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—307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0QWwNbtmh
and the next mission, he deliberately paused for five extra seconds307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xokwvCtCd
so the photographers could catch a shot.
Nana was mad—307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPAf21c80V
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:307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHurRnGhK1g
“Don’t you think that’s weird?”307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXrLTVHcpn
Jason:307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdgFtoxA9nk
“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,307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvnbE8yjDt
he came back from a mission one night—
and picked up a tiny transmission in Nana’s room.
A bug.
Sender?307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVWZwP2E1s
Batman.307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeq9Z7A8Pcx
And Nightwing.
That night, Jason’s face turned darker than Gotham’s storm clouds.307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqYgNLN4rsp
He spent the entire night dismantling and replacing.
He didn’t remove the device—307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2L2PrV14K
he replaced it with his own.
From then on, he started a daily ritual:
Scanning her sleeves for pinhole mics,307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaaWauUuxwK
her desk corners for receivers,307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHjOqmCoDsk
even her shoes.
One by one—307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOhGajePNh
he replaced everything307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHUc9EPWZ5
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,307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2upLgPHURq
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,307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQT5793FO6
murmuring to himself:
“Those three… truly are the most dangerous unit of all.”
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and then Add to home screen.