It was Family Day.
Every member of the Bat-family returned to Wayne Manor, and the noise from the living room practically reached the rooftops.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9aFpvGoK6J
Someone was chasing someone else. Someone else was digging through a popcorn bucket for the last caramel kernel.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpiTvIPfQph
People fought over the remote, complained that the AC was too cold, or just flopped onto the couch in a vegetative state.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjgAhfS1LB
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Whenever this group gathered in one place, even Gotham’s rooftops seemed to tremble.
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After dinner, Dick suddenly raised both hands and clapped twice.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHAPg5Tn1Q
“Eyes on me, everyone!”424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv5gvXTTwv1
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Like a magician, he pulled out a DVD from inside his jacket.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALx1Eq6Jlu
The move was theatrical, dramatic, his smirk practically shouting I’m up to something.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgfwftGDYp5
“Ahem—ahem—ladies and gents, today we’re watching a movie.”
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The room went quiet instantly, like someone had flipped a switch.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1w1thqsSr4
Tim narrowed his eyes. “...What is it?”424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzroJwqHapG
Dick slowly revealed the cover: a white rose and a silver gun crossed against a hazy backdrop of mist and fading light. It was clean, cold, with a strange kind of romantic eeriness.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcixWqe8aD
Title in bold: White Rose and Gun.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFENnrmUZNt
Genre: Romance.
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Damian immediately snapped, “Grayson, did you hit your head? A romance movie?”424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2bh4TqM9j8
Dick wagged his finger proudly. “You don’t get it. I found this over in Bat-Mite’s stuff.”424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2RX0jfKLQ0
Tim froze. “Wait—Bat-Mite? The Bat-Mite?”424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJgZT3jylse
Dick nodded. “Yup. He’s a fifth-dimensional being. His stuff is never just stuff.”424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb40xtuVWYO
Jason frowned. “But the cover tells us nothing… What if it’s cursed?”424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8CztVKxxs
Tim added, “Bat-Mite’s a notorious Batman fanboy. If this is from him, it’s definitely about us.”424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWS6FsvEGyI
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Jason raised a brow. “...Don’t tell me this is about the Old man’s love story. An R-rated one?”424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhoM7QqbkeK
Silence.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2Ruj4V2Yt
Batman slowly turned his head toward Jason. One look could kill.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ40fmIiIuJZ
Jason cleared his throat and looked up at the ceiling.
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Dick waved dismissively. “Alright, alright—if it’s restricted, we’ll kick the minors out. Let’s go!”424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBft5sn1xYA
Damian scoffed but still ended up leading the way.
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So, the always-chaotic Wayne family migrated to the home theater.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU3ADZl6NAu
The disc went in. Lights dimmed. Someone grabbed a huge handful of popcorn. The screen lit up. Silence settled over the room.
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The first image: an unfamiliar production company logo.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYPgxqiOcp
Tim already had his laptop open, fingers flying across the keyboard.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbDH7gXnW4
Cut to: a rundown, noisy classroom. Kids ran wild in the background.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQbX3wp5Qm
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Then, a scrawny boy crossed the frame and entered. His clothes were thin, but his eyes were defiant.
From somewhere in the dark, someone muttered under their breath: “…Shit.”424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumyYZcLiAr
Everyone turned.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIy719p89UY
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It was Jason.
Yep.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlO96q99XD
That boy on screen? Young Jason Todd.
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Dick hit pause, turned on the lights. “Wait—this is your love story?!”424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmcFMVuiCS
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Jason sat there, frozen under everyone’s stares like a prisoner under a spotlight.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTib6S0zXt
“I’m just saying now—whatever girl shows up next, I don’t know her! Don’t look at me!”424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0tPmpbPiI
The others turned back to the screen, but smiles were impossible to hide.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1peTXs2K6q
Everyone was ready to watch the show.
The footage continued: little Jason’s days in the slums. Dumpster diving, collecting bread, sneaking Batman clippings.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXx7lpwGyGQ
Dick whispered, “Jason… I didn’t know you had it this rough.”424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmMlKSzdiUu
Jason shot him a look. “Shut up.”424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCT4sqC3zI5
He was only still sitting there out of sheer willpower.
Then—scene change.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmKUDsEfZo
The girl appeared.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGsEhZR0cw4
Nana.
Her eyes were clear. Her posture strong. In that broken, filthy world, she shone like sunlight.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡruXpBylAxL
Their interaction was the softest light Gotham had ever seen.
Dick collapsed against his seat like butter on toast. “These two… they’re too adorable.”424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFT288nuaH
On screen, Robin appeared. Dick shouted, “It’s Robin time!” and scrambled for a screenshot.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNjPlbu0N6
Batman frowned and snatched the remote, calmly hitting play again to stop his nonsense.
Tim’s fingers never stopped. As the movie played, he watched and typed, a rhythm of thought and analysis. His brow occasionally furrowed, then quickly relaxed again, caught in a loop of emotion and logic. He typed another line, glanced at the screen, lips parting slightly as if he had a hundred things to say but knew now wasn’t the time.
Beside him, the two girls had already entered full-on pink bubble mode—hands clasped, eyes sparkling. They were absolutely entranced by the tender, innocent love unfolding onscreen.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkH0o436VTs
Jason and Nana bloomed like soft flowers on the other side of the screen.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8sqfFryQA6
They couldn’t explain it. It was just… so cute. So pure. So moving.
Then—scene shift.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGHibzAYpcA
The climax arrived.
Nana had a dream.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWibGyNMul
It was twisted and blurry.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgtqnlDJuUg
Flickering light and shadow revealed a voting scene—a red phone, opened files, unfamiliar faces, clapping hands.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cMmeXg9EA
The moment it hit, the air in the theater changed.
Everyone in the Bat-family sat upright.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUDPsxU5ds
Lighthearted expressions vanished.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByoOTO1rbs
Even Tim’s typing stopped.
Batman sat in the front row.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHeFS7TVjjm
His body leaned forward slightly, like pulled by a hook.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS9VvyAVEpu
His shoulders were tight.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN52o9dpR7o
His hands clenched into fists.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRodOUhzo8
He knew what this was.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUD7Kg3ScAm
And he knew what it meant—for Jason.
The screen went black for a few seconds.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHlwaERZEt
Then—red light.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4BdMI3GQW5
Cold laughter.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIL1fa66VGx
The Joker.
That night. That death.
The scene was restrained—no gore, no screams—yet it chilled to the bone.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pzU6flRuh
The sound of the crowbar landing wasn’t just hitting the boy on screen.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRUWK5oolh
It hit everyone watching. Right in the chest.
Jason sat pale-faced, lips pressed tight. His fingers trembled slightly, trying to suppress something inside.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzzUY8CusL
Dick didn’t suppress it.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMViYkUbpRx
He cried.
Tears streamed down his face, like long-buried grief finally breaking free.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIjUjkZtVhz
Without hesitation, he wrapped Jason in a hug. Tight. Like he could pull his little brother back from that moment, back from death.
Jason stiffened, instinctively pushing back. “Don’t do that, Dick.”424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXox9LPUpqN
Still his usual sharp tone—424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0VFXDWlZks
But his voice wavered.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf23SIYelHI
His once-unbreakable mask now felt like it was made of fragile glass.
He didn’t say it, but he had never seen this footage before.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIAKNpdyYO
This was time he had lost—424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡliFBZ1IVya
Dream fragments now laid bare before him.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM19O8VrOqp
Blind spots in his memory, playing out in vivid color.
He swallowed hard and looked at the screen.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK1IKyXyGX3
Unmoving.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYojYvA9Wb
Stone still.
The room was silent.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZaapKmEs8
Even popcorn hitting the ground sounded like thunder.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlTY1fx2rxW
No laughter. No commentary.
Everyone knew.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaSl5ORm3B4
This wasn’t just a movie.
It was a scar.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRWlTbFtFy
One the Wayne family could never forget.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRsn2p8G9bC
and then Add to home screen.