That Was the Day Jason Decided—He Would Become Robin.
Not for honor.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNJK3E3i3O
Not for glory.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0e6qcm3e8V
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.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvcNNdhQjMB
Too emotional.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqUJuGRm8LN
Not what Bruce imagined when he thought of “a proper Robin.”
So Jason teamed up with Alfred, snuck out at midnight in full gear,90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1y6p0TYRoB
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.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONqWoYFg2m
But he understood—90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx72kcz769s
the boy had already made up his mind.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvng9yycoVh
So he accepted it.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2g94qb8M8
Even if he never said a single word of praise.
When Nana found out,90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu86P5k03DM
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.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8yIVGD0EPB
90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ396fxM8t7W - One was Batman-only — news reports and Bruce’s analysis.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT66PlFdwK3
90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xrGOyMBBp - The last was for the two of them together — a record of their missions and any photos of the dynamic duo.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlObi1Hb75
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Every night after homework,90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0CTeP0FbBf
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.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkjfcMk0HV
“Nice angle. Cool.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZ1tMvsbGP
“Looks tired. Still wanna pat his head.”
But she never let Jason see them.
One time, he peeked.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHVq2eFCdJ
She caught him and scolded him so harshly, he never dared to peek again.
One day, Dick saw the notebooks and teased,90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Tq1MApPO4
“Nana, sweetheart~ where’s mine? I want one too!”
That night, she borrowed money from Jason.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHAMxhXGHd3
The next day, she bought a new notebook—90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB7ElrJHNyz
and began cutting and pasting.
For Nightwing, the guy in the next city.
Dick was thrilled.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11UZ2A9WRg
Meanwhile, Nana grumbled as she worked:90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcMmA6T7hm
“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.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxakjwQnOJ
With industrial-grade electrical tape.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRE8aGe5bzx
Not a single one was spared.
Nana kicked him out of rage.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmBArEZ4wX
But the next day, he taped them again.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnbPymXQ1hD
Perfectly. Just the right angle to cover it all.
That was their everyday life.
In a city full of shadows and danger,90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWU6LLprV2
they stitched together their own small world—90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdp9Tki2Rgi
thread by thread.
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🔸 Time Passed.
Jason and Nana were now in ninth grade.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbSQUC4zKk
It had been five years since they were taken into Wayne Manor.
The years hadn’t just left them with memories—90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBNp3Jc0DcA
but visible, undeniable changes.
With proper nutrition and strict training,90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSXxjcucPuD
Jason was growing like a balloon pumped full of air.
His height broke records every month.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYjDf3ionYK
His pants couldn’t keep up with his legs.
Nana became his personal stylist-slash-manager,90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3V3nexhaI
inspecting his cuffs and hems like she was on a mission.
“This one’s no good. Sleeves too short.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkUvrfsFx8
“Are those shoes tight? You’re walking weird.”
Jason always said,90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvs3sh4bqt
“It’s fine.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5lAjk7WoP
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,90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPNQT1nuLWA
she was now gently blossoming into a girl with soft curves and quiet grace.
The baby face had faded.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3twRy1ijHJ
Her eyes now held calm and composure—90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq55minO8n5
except when she was with Jason.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEb4qZ2B5C
Then the old smile returned.
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🔹 Two Years Ago
Bruce watched them from the training room—90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4XpTV1VVC
no longer kids.
Wiping sweat, exchanging glances, handing each other water.
He cleared his throat and said flatly,90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsE7NCOnjy
“You two are getting separate rooms.”
Jason: “…What?”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9NQuTIdiE
Nana: “…?”
Bruce’s face was stone:90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuKvwYwLK2
“You’re teenagers now. You need boundaries.”
Alfred and Dick nearly choked on their laughter.
Alfred sipped his tea and said,90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUEOAmo95d
“Master Bruce has finally realized he’s the father of three. A historic moment.”
Dick added,90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYqhCvmry8
“And one of the pairs has been rooming together for three years. You just noticed?”
Bruce ignored them.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2HnUKAq7u
He went ahead and installed a new room lock system—90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbABA0frTDw
with enhanced door monitoring, of course.
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Nana’s scrapbooks continued.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCaFvf8Hpu
Just more slowly now.
She was on volume 12.
Not out of laziness—90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10j5VivjZX
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—90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbrd4uCJv5
and the next mission, he deliberately paused for five extra seconds90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzkIN5kTMb
so the photographers could catch a shot.
Nana was mad—90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYNTSkyekM
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:90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡws8U1KOHlV
“Don’t you think that’s weird?”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0aVOeamYgP
Jason:90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuDe9UuPTy
“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,90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡID0GSjEQUO
he came back from a mission one night—
and picked up a tiny transmission in Nana’s room.
A bug.
Sender?90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbz4dulVAYj
Batman.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiynDCxayVf
And Nightwing.
That night, Jason’s face turned darker than Gotham’s storm clouds.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNpGsvRAUC
He spent the entire night dismantling and replacing.
He didn’t remove the device—90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHVltRmsIk
he replaced it with his own.
From then on, he started a daily ritual:
Scanning her sleeves for pinhole mics,90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQaWm8OwrKT
her desk corners for receivers,90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhMXHfePmG
even her shoes.
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he replaced everything90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh0wT7kGy9y
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,90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiU9IrItQGW
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.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHS8wIKqXP4
No one trusted the others.
Alfred sighed and switched off the screen,90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3or27nIMFW
murmuring to himself:
“Those three… truly are the most dangerous unit of all.”
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and then Add to home screen.