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.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSqpvqbBGOw
Someone was chasing someone else. Someone else was digging through a popcorn bucket for the last caramel kernel.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9elqp4zFaP
People fought over the remote, complained that the AC was too cold, or just flopped onto the couch in a vegetative state.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5iKjotA1v
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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.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpxFEWT2ko
“Eyes on me, everyone!”398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPrKial3Nf
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Like a magician, he pulled out a DVD from inside his jacket.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqouiYue2X
The move was theatrical, dramatic, his smirk practically shouting I’m up to something.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzmQulky7vz
“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.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJObsc62lh
Tim narrowed his eyes. “...What is it?”398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRbhljueEm
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.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBazMZCHTHa
Title in bold: White Rose and Gun.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡof8gFiaNh9
Genre: Romance.
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Damian immediately snapped, “Grayson, did you hit your head? A romance movie?”398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUDYNS2KS4
Dick wagged his finger proudly. “You don’t get it. I found this over in Bat-Mite’s stuff.”398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCz0GfBks8K
Tim froze. “Wait—Bat-Mite? The Bat-Mite?”398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaC29GfirOj
Dick nodded. “Yup. He’s a fifth-dimensional being. His stuff is never just stuff.”398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJH8bntjxI
Jason frowned. “But the cover tells us nothing… What if it’s cursed?”398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQiqQRF7ETV
Tim added, “Bat-Mite’s a notorious Batman fanboy. If this is from him, it’s definitely about us.”398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBiR4vSYpWq
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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?”398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGlp0g6K8d
Silence.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXgdFsusUn
Batman slowly turned his head toward Jason. One look could kill.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHzdxIOyWS
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!”398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh631icnLz5
Damian scoffed but still ended up leading the way.
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So, the always-chaotic Wayne family migrated to the home theater.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdrxV2LYcSI
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.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFam8iBrnIj
Tim already had his laptop open, fingers flying across the keyboard.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOH5uUeJZ3
Cut to: a rundown, noisy classroom. Kids ran wild in the background.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9UGJuQiUeg
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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.”398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RnpvX83H4
Everyone turned.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFUZprOfJhZ
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It was Jason.
Yep.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnXkGFaber
That boy on screen? Young Jason Todd.
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Dick hit pause, turned on the lights. “Wait—this is your love story?!”398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi32hTGntSL
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Jason sat there, frozen under everyone’s stares like a prisoner under a spotlight.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1XyfKpV95
“I’m just saying now—whatever girl shows up next, I don’t know her! Don’t look at me!”398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZgp85PR0H
The others turned back to the screen, but smiles were impossible to hide.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgJ09hdzBa
Everyone was ready to watch the show.
The footage continued: little Jason’s days in the slums. Dumpster diving, collecting bread, sneaking Batman clippings.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaW7G5B3uPx
Dick whispered, “Jason… I didn’t know you had it this rough.”398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTjynVSnZE
Jason shot him a look. “Shut up.”398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCA8pb6y3KY
He was only still sitting there out of sheer willpower.
Then—scene change.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsuihHxfnrQ
The girl appeared.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT0xraSvsZy
Nana.
Her eyes were clear. Her posture strong. In that broken, filthy world, she shone like sunlight.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjgIZGtc8qn
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.”398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5J6ZYse7Za
On screen, Robin appeared. Dick shouted, “It’s Robin time!” and scrambled for a screenshot.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pJEVVCVw6
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.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlO4B85aOnx
Jason and Nana bloomed like soft flowers on the other side of the screen.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbK1LrrGcKQ
They couldn’t explain it. It was just… so cute. So pure. So moving.
Then—scene shift.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYZAVRzkGF
The climax arrived.
Nana had a dream.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXk8d7P1bF
It was twisted and blurry.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9RJQHh3j7
Flickering light and shadow revealed a voting scene—a red phone, opened files, unfamiliar faces, clapping hands.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqbZ8vLKW9
The moment it hit, the air in the theater changed.
Everyone in the Bat-family sat upright.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlH2VZNqHQ
Lighthearted expressions vanished.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBbkLja49I3
Even Tim’s typing stopped.
Batman sat in the front row.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtidimOXPUX
His body leaned forward slightly, like pulled by a hook.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSmZ128SfjA
His shoulders were tight.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9DmkjTqiat
His hands clenched into fists.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOIzICqWef
He knew what this was.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQSi2Enhh5
And he knew what it meant—for Jason.
The screen went black for a few seconds.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21ed0cIjW7
Then—red light.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nTllyvYnd
Cold laughter.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfGpojBxxc
The Joker.
That night. That death.
The scene was restrained—no gore, no screams—yet it chilled to the bone.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNyhhUBfVMF
The sound of the crowbar landing wasn’t just hitting the boy on screen.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtc6Zn3P83Q
It hit everyone watching. Right in the chest.
Jason sat pale-faced, lips pressed tight. His fingers trembled slightly, trying to suppress something inside.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2OmntIvKuK
Dick didn’t suppress it.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA24o2lB1vt
He cried.
Tears streamed down his face, like long-buried grief finally breaking free.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkeSHGTIrGR
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.”398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXTmdUnyk64
Still his usual sharp tone—398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpk87C8xtI
But his voice wavered.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hBmyL9VdH
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.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDR8bMTKh6
This was time he had lost—398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kPRsLuawY
Dream fragments now laid bare before him.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62p8gFoSgF
Blind spots in his memory, playing out in vivid color.
He swallowed hard and looked at the screen.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS9mF9qpvw1
Unmoving.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsSekeRREh
Stone still.
The room was silent.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxFVZzAmwbJ
Even popcorn hitting the ground sounded like thunder.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgoSGaSg81K
No laughter. No commentary.
Everyone knew.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAI7MvkWAG
This wasn’t just a movie.
It was a scar.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQdP2x7Bm2
One the Wayne family could never forget.398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRWiCiomas
and then Add to home screen.