That Was the Day Jason Decided—He Would Become Robin.
Not for honor.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP4k4hqiUWD
Not for glory.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajNK0pFvkh
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.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1B59FajEQS
Too emotional.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDoKGkhwvOS
Not what Bruce imagined when he thought of “a proper Robin.”
So Jason teamed up with Alfred, snuck out at midnight in full gear,50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKhLtkggmpB
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.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTAffuVtOW
But he understood—50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv38mWZsRxM
the boy had already made up his mind.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ec23lVWx0
So he accepted it.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOIGLV8tYp
Even if he never said a single word of praise.
When Nana found out,50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoAyozCjmQ1
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.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQcCktnOtgf
50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsDAQij3OF - One was Batman-only — news reports and Bruce’s analysis.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaoRFhgHUT1
50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmo8RIXT9s9 - The last was for the two of them together — a record of their missions and any photos of the dynamic duo.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBKMBxg4lHK
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Every night after homework,50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3nnaQ6VMz
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.”50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzaXDzXGveW
“Nice angle. Cool.”50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyw0uBH4t0
“Looks tired. Still wanna pat his head.”
But she never let Jason see them.
One time, he peeked.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pFKF0Bi46
She caught him and scolded him so harshly, he never dared to peek again.
One day, Dick saw the notebooks and teased,50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCGQcPIbBg
“Nana, sweetheart~ where’s mine? I want one too!”
That night, she borrowed money from Jason.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNcapv5oUQ
The next day, she bought a new notebook—50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmJcaUx16E
and began cutting and pasting.
For Nightwing, the guy in the next city.
Dick was thrilled.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJPrgQqxaXn
Meanwhile, Nana grumbled as she worked:50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlWMxFDUns
“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.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXDa5p7QCR5
With industrial-grade electrical tape.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVctWo1KxjB
Not a single one was spared.
Nana kicked him out of rage.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnjYelkJ0D
But the next day, he taped them again.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4aTP59Ee3
Perfectly. Just the right angle to cover it all.
That was their everyday life.
In a city full of shadows and danger,50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hI0iYI1jV
they stitched together their own small world—50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKA4nyINJW
thread by thread.
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🔸 Time Passed.
Jason and Nana were now in ninth grade.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM6v65bJAIY
It had been five years since they were taken into Wayne Manor.
The years hadn’t just left them with memories—50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi7AaUUGVWG
but visible, undeniable changes.
With proper nutrition and strict training,50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsgQgzxbPbp
Jason was growing like a balloon pumped full of air.
His height broke records every month.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBz289rXgO4
His pants couldn’t keep up with his legs.
Nana became his personal stylist-slash-manager,50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9thvLcWOte
inspecting his cuffs and hems like she was on a mission.
“This one’s no good. Sleeves too short.”50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡksWxc4yyi8
“Are those shoes tight? You’re walking weird.”
Jason always said,50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVwNjxxoCPI
“It’s fine.”50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUo37Y4aPla
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,50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFWr52Jbkl
she was now gently blossoming into a girl with soft curves and quiet grace.
The baby face had faded.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xsTPdVs4t
Her eyes now held calm and composure—50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAGj9m00Ru
except when she was with Jason.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiSS5JKN5wu
Then the old smile returned.
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🔹 Two Years Ago
Bruce watched them from the training room—50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKoBgy3oX0Q
no longer kids.
Wiping sweat, exchanging glances, handing each other water.
He cleared his throat and said flatly,50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf2SE8ssDsM
“You two are getting separate rooms.”
Jason: “…What?”50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61KZt1oOg4
Nana: “…?”
Bruce’s face was stone:50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2Cw3rFFoB
“You’re teenagers now. You need boundaries.”
Alfred and Dick nearly choked on their laughter.
Alfred sipped his tea and said,50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSX03z4HqX
“Master Bruce has finally realized he’s the father of three. A historic moment.”
Dick added,50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzHPMM4q6W4
“And one of the pairs has been rooming together for three years. You just noticed?”
Bruce ignored them.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2VFz87e09
He went ahead and installed a new room lock system—50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfN1colJqnG
with enhanced door monitoring, of course.
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Nana’s scrapbooks continued.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjI6dE9xfz
Just more slowly now.
She was on volume 12.
Not out of laziness—50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6xF8mIst2
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—50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGmt0Z4Xje
and the next mission, he deliberately paused for five extra seconds50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcHNzUohShn
so the photographers could catch a shot.
Nana was mad—50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAaLnl1Obas
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:50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXH3B2tBb0m
“Don’t you think that’s weird?”50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzd0cZaRjf
Jason:50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mga5hS1N2
“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,50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIctL7kB3Hb
he came back from a mission one night—
and picked up a tiny transmission in Nana’s room.
A bug.
Sender?50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Dnp42OVaR
Batman.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSIh8pfyMUW
And Nightwing.
That night, Jason’s face turned darker than Gotham’s storm clouds.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYOJU22s7yP
He spent the entire night dismantling and replacing.
He didn’t remove the device—50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP4wE2fYMOv
he replaced it with his own.
From then on, he started a daily ritual:
Scanning her sleeves for pinhole mics,50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywt2O0GdJk
her desk corners for receivers,50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2vOxmfrIrM
even her shoes.
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he replaced everything50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGfuoLhy9d
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,50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBOc6u4y4b9
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,50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJILS0inJYP
murmuring to himself:
“Those three… truly are the most dangerous unit of all.”
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and then Add to home screen.