Jason was the first to rush back to Wayne Manor.37Please respect copyright.PENANAgJBGfma51r
His motorcycle skidded to a stop, nearly flying off the driveway. He didn’t bother parking—he jumped off and sprinted toward the front door. It was unlocked. He slammed it open, boots clacking hard against the marble floor, each step loud and frantic, like his heart had run ahead of him.
He didn’t even notice Alfred at the foot of the stairs. The old butler had just opened his mouth to speak when Jason flew past him like a gust of wind, not even leaving a shadow behind.
He bolted straight to his bedroom door, standing there breathless, like he had just outrun death. He forced himself to breathe, raised his hand, and knocked.
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He knocked again.
Still silence.
Jason’s brows drew tight. He couldn’t wait anymore. He shoved the door open. What he saw made his stomach drop.
The bed was empty.37Please respect copyright.PENANAmGvFhKLTtO
Nana was gone.
He turned, eyes darting around the room, scanning every corner—until he noticed the closet door was half open.
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Scattered on the floor were a few braids—ribbons of soft yellow, like spring daisies. They were the braids those two little troublemakers had tied yesterday. The way they lay there felt quiet… and strangely lonely.
Jason instinctively softened his steps.37Please respect copyright.PENANAXEWTrNGoyW
He rounded the doorframe, walking deeper into the wardrobe space.
Then—crying.37Please respect copyright.PENANAyCgXEblnmA
Soft, muffled sobs, barely audible.
He froze. Then rushed in.
Huddled in the corner, wrapped in coats and cloaks like a castaway on an island, was a small, trembling figure. Her face was damp, tears falling one by one onto her knees. Her shoulders quivered. She looked like a little beast the world had abandoned.
She looked up—and the moment she saw him, she cried out, “Jason—!”
She reached her arms toward him like a child begging for comfort.
Jason’s heart twisted painfully.37Please respect copyright.PENANAGJpQlIhIs3
He dropped to his knees, arms scooping her up, holding her tight against his chest—like he could fuse her into his bones, like he was terrified she might vanish again.
Nana kept crying, her sobs soft and warm and wet, pouring straight into his ears.37Please respect copyright.PENANAVHdiOlTrIZ
He patted her back gently, like he used to—slow, steady strokes of comfort.
“What happened?” he asked softly, voice low, like something from a dream.
Nana hiccupped, “Jason… I don’t have a single follower left… They were there just a while ago, and now they’re all gone… Everyone left…”
Jason stiffened for a second.37Please respect copyright.PENANAjI3Sk15kd2
He didn’t answer right away. He just kept holding her, hand still gently patting.
“…It’s okay. It’s okay,” he murmured. “They clearly have terrible taste.”
He raised a hand to wipe her tears, fingertips soft against her skin. Then he brushed her hair back, gently tilted her face up, and rested his forehead against hers.
He took a deep breath and looked into her swollen eyes. Her amber gaze still shimmered with tears, filled with confusion… and that familiar dependence.
“Nana,” Jason said quietly.37Please respect copyright.PENANAlR4FIi2oI0
“Look at me.”
“I’m your most devoted follower,” his voice was calm but unshakably certain. “You’re my only belief.”
The emotion in his eyes was deep as the sea—silent, persistent, and full of love.37Please respect copyright.PENANAAPHQWMIwKC
“Isn’t that enough?”
Nana stared at him in a daze.
He wasn’t the same boy from her memories. The Robin she once knew had grown into a man—broader shoulders, a firmer chest, a quiet but overwhelming presence. His blue eyes were deeper now, like frozen lakes hiding secrets at the bottom.
He surrounded her completely—his breath, warmth, gaze, all wrapping her in an invisible web.
Her head spun a little.
“Nana…” he whispered, voice husky and low. “Will you be my one and only god?”
Her heart skipped a beat.
Those blue eyes stayed locked on hers—passionate, but with a hint of pleading. He added a soft hum, “…Hmm?”
Her lips moved, but no sound came out. She was still trying to clear her head.
But it was already over.
She nodded.
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Zatanna stroked her chin under the lights of the Batcave, her lips curling into a smirk that was equal parts amusement and awe.
“So… that’s how you bind a god to yourself?” she said, half-laughing. “Didn’t know church visits actually worked.”
Silence.37Please respect copyright.PENANADxZt4LUvjW
Apart from the low hum of computers, the entire cave was dead quiet—everyone still stunned.
Now under "observation quarantine" weren’t just Jason, but Jason and Nana—sitting side-by-side in a small chamber. Zatanna claimed they were “too bright to look at directly.”
“She really woke up?” Zatanna blinked at the monitor. “And you just… instantly bound her?”
Jason said nothing, his face blank, but the tips of his ears had gone red.37Please respect copyright.PENANAVFHFxS9XRT
Nana shrank into her seat like she might bolt, but her whole being… was glowing.
Batman looked grim, eyes turning to Zatanna. “Is there any way to undo this? Any side effects?”
“Bats, seriously? There’s no precedent for this,” Zatanna shrugged. “Your second son just invented a new field of magic. No one’s ever done a solo god-binding this… completely.”
Her tone was joking, but the astonishment on her face hadn’t faded.
She stared at the glowing duo on the screen, frowning in thought. “Let me guess. Usually, the more followers a god has, the stronger they are. Big shared consciousness, more power.”
Dick stepped forward, tense. “So if Nana only has one follower…?”
“At most…” Zatanna shrugged again, “She’s just a normal person. No miracles, no divine power.”
“Ouch,” Steph muttered.
“That’s not all,” Zatanna added. “This kind of singular binding… it creates dependency.”
Everyone froze.
“…What do you mean?” Tim asked, alert.
Zatanna glanced at Jason, then said, “If Jason dies of old age one day—Nana will disappear with him.”
The Batcave fell utterly silent.
“Jason,” she smiled faintly. “Better live a long time. Otherwise, you’re taking down a whole belief system with you.”
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Jason Todd had changed.
During those six long years of memory loss, he had been like an unhealed wound—everyone tiptoed around him.
No one dared get too close, because Jason had built a wall. Cold, repressed, indifferent. He was a walking fortress, shutting everyone out.
Dick tried to break the ice with jokes—he got silence or a cold smirk.37Please respect copyright.PENANADeUzpPK2FU
Tim tried tactical bonding—conversations turned into dry reports.37Please respect copyright.PENANAIKd5C9ukSA
Even Alfred’s apple pie—Jason just ate it in silence. Nothing left behind.
But once Nana came back, everything changed.
The fortress softened.37Please respect copyright.PENANA6iECTbREFD
Jason would lift Nana from the couch in front of everyone, cradling her like she was something sacred. Even when her hair was messy, he’d sit down with focus, braiding it like a ritual, tying the ends with pink ribbons.
While braiding, he’d mutter, “How did this side tangle again? Did you roll around a hundred times last night?”
At the dinner table, he and Nana would secretly chat using a coded hand sign language—one they invented together.37Please respect copyright.PENANA4dVD45NdKy
Everyone watched their fingers fly back and forth, completely lost. Even Tim ended up secretly recording them to crack the syntax.
“He goes to the same fruit shop every day for grapes,” Carrie whispered one day.
“You know who does her hair now?” Steph said. “Not Alfred. Jason Todd himself.”
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Every guy in the room glanced at their own hands—some had grease under their nails, some hadn’t combed their hair, one was googling “how to pick sweet grapes.”
“This is what a Wayne man should be,” Steph declared, banging the table.
Barbara nodded furiously. “This is a perfect love story. No plot holes.”
“…Why can’t I find a love like this…” Carrie murmured, soft as a sigh—but the room froze.
All the men took psychic damage.
Dick nearly choked on water, trying to look innocent but only digging deeper.37Please respect copyright.PENANAg7CaZm1jXp
Batman’s fingers twitched, a keystroke paused mid-air.37Please respect copyright.PENANArAF9VuaatW
Tim shut his laptop and stared into the void.
Only Jason—still by the window—gently tucked a strand of hair behind Nana’s ear, a faint smile on his lips.
《End》
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"Nana was the first novel I ever wrote—I just wanted to tell a sweet love story. After Nana’s tale, the story continues with Leila in a parallel universe. It’s a lighthearted romance with more fun and heartwarming interactions from the Bat-family. I hope you all enjoy it!"
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