That Was the Day Jason Decided—He Would Become Robin.
Not for honor.51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtcJKV8zpd
Not for glory.51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0F2aC1Xc4X
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.51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAo4ZolMXr
Too emotional.51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMu3pBDjpXy
Not what Bruce imagined when he thought of “a proper Robin.”
So Jason teamed up with Alfred, snuck out at midnight in full gear,51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkk1FxsXHvl
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.51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44hyBIyR0G
But he understood—51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOrTGhoBQS
the boy had already made up his mind.51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKDNMaZ8rH
So he accepted it.51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRQ3r2UKQQ
Even if he never said a single word of praise.
When Nana found out,51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmZpGyy7Ai
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.51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNMbyOuqvt
51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOiBqh5X7P - One was Batman-only — news reports and Bruce’s analysis.51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzYmpbwYJq
51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlWYzB4ijn7 - The last was for the two of them together — a record of their missions and any photos of the dynamic duo.51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzmTgjQY1nA
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Every night after homework,51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCB6nGqwcYp
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.”51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07wksaPp41
“Nice angle. Cool.”51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsx70Qd1Mgf
“Looks tired. Still wanna pat his head.”
But she never let Jason see them.
One time, he peeked.51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHlqXxqm7Wg
She caught him and scolded him so harshly, he never dared to peek again.
One day, Dick saw the notebooks and teased,51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzRL39V998
“Nana, sweetheart~ where’s mine? I want one too!”
That night, she borrowed money from Jason.51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjHoKG6cQ1
The next day, she bought a new notebook—51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHdikrcdNok
and began cutting and pasting.
For Nightwing, the guy in the next city.
Dick was thrilled.51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZjkBWYWL3
Meanwhile, Nana grumbled as she worked:51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRkItY0b6s
“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.51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSt2tOhKPsQ
With industrial-grade electrical tape.51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN5ukymoCsd
Not a single one was spared.
Nana kicked him out of rage.51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88707Wf8AK
But the next day, he taped them again.51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmMENh2apu
Perfectly. Just the right angle to cover it all.
That was their everyday life.
In a city full of shadows and danger,51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhSfr16qRxF
they stitched together their own small world—51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf71Jf9f8PX
thread by thread.
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🔸 Time Passed.
Jason and Nana were now in ninth grade.51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwkS2GCmd5
It had been five years since they were taken into Wayne Manor.
The years hadn’t just left them with memories—51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdIKnMpcrt
but visible, undeniable changes.
With proper nutrition and strict training,51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRaNmmfgEdQ
Jason was growing like a balloon pumped full of air.
His height broke records every month.51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQZP3Mh7YHc
His pants couldn’t keep up with his legs.
Nana became his personal stylist-slash-manager,51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRoJqshjU0
inspecting his cuffs and hems like she was on a mission.
“This one’s no good. Sleeves too short.”51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsnivnh82Ys
“Are those shoes tight? You’re walking weird.”
Jason always said,51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiSS3U01jx0
“It’s fine.”51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaurVk2UPTk
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,51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxISQmz4fci
she was now gently blossoming into a girl with soft curves and quiet grace.
The baby face had faded.51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xoNWskxWt
Her eyes now held calm and composure—51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe5lN4nssGG
except when she was with Jason.51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5JdZNRVYCn
Then the old smile returned.
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🔹 Two Years Ago
Bruce watched them from the training room—51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3wRKZQDvAz
no longer kids.
Wiping sweat, exchanging glances, handing each other water.
He cleared his throat and said flatly,51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYFVOkSApg
“You two are getting separate rooms.”
Jason: “…What?”51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFV8mklbZ0g
Nana: “…?”
Bruce’s face was stone:51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdltyjuPLO3
“You’re teenagers now. You need boundaries.”
Alfred and Dick nearly choked on their laughter.
Alfred sipped his tea and said,51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDoNF2Kj4Iv
“Master Bruce has finally realized he’s the father of three. A historic moment.”
Dick added,51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcWPHuSnfO
“And one of the pairs has been rooming together for three years. You just noticed?”
Bruce ignored them.51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡueElPXBUxO
He went ahead and installed a new room lock system—51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimMpYZUWmg
with enhanced door monitoring, of course.
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Nana’s scrapbooks continued.51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUsbGWPTl8C
Just more slowly now.
She was on volume 12.
Not out of laziness—51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZekf5CQwhc
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—51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKm9y9mC0yh
and the next mission, he deliberately paused for five extra seconds51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gI53RTkJC
so the photographers could catch a shot.
Nana was mad—51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbr20rKRPD
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:51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6cgp6hLJE
“Don’t you think that’s weird?”51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr36T4CWnac
Jason:51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCb9nBYglF
“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,51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBUQK3LNm8
he came back from a mission one night—
and picked up a tiny transmission in Nana’s room.
A bug.
Sender?51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ90SbFMr4Ef
Batman.51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthUZTEPFTK
And Nightwing.
That night, Jason’s face turned darker than Gotham’s storm clouds.51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUlBsSOXmo
He spent the entire night dismantling and replacing.
He didn’t remove the device—51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBEBOkElKRX
he replaced it with his own.
From then on, he started a daily ritual:
Scanning her sleeves for pinhole mics,51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXTQgFHsaC
her desk corners for receivers,51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvaYjkkGovq
even her shoes.
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he replaced everything51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqgUBVt9nV2
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.
No one backed down.51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbrlyMW7IMz
No one trusted the others.
Alfred sighed and switched off the screen,51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvoF1qWovIU
murmuring to himself:
“Those three… truly are the most dangerous unit of all.”
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