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.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9sUcbNnUCf
Someone was chasing someone else. Someone else was digging through a popcorn bucket for the last caramel kernel.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1mNIBXQOm2
People fought over the remote, complained that the AC was too cold, or just flopped onto the couch in a vegetative state.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwreuHLE3p8
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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.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbYnCNyknF
“Eyes on me, everyone!”5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOwwsbmpeb
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Like a magician, he pulled out a DVD from inside his jacket.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlckuDtifxE
The move was theatrical, dramatic, his smirk practically shouting I’m up to something.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYDpXsVss5
“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.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJO30miTAY
Tim narrowed his eyes. “...What is it?”5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7o6q2iuCh
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.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzIwQx9oKL1
Title in bold: White Rose and Gun.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerCJAhm1Vh
Genre: Romance.
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Damian immediately snapped, “Grayson, did you hit your head? A romance movie?”5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEUfBd1oCV
Dick wagged his finger proudly. “You don’t get it. I found this over in Bat-Mite’s stuff.”5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdAdmcysPl
Tim froze. “Wait—Bat-Mite? The Bat-Mite?”5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡygRIJ8XiC8
Dick nodded. “Yup. He’s a fifth-dimensional being. His stuff is never just stuff.”5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCC9Cw2lxQU
Jason frowned. “But the cover tells us nothing… What if it’s cursed?”5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlziPcMAYBW
Tim added, “Bat-Mite’s a notorious Batman fanboy. If this is from him, it’s definitely about us.”5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjvH62MEniY
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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?”5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡegoJhsNgWX
Silence.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGoCElKePDv
Batman slowly turned his head toward Jason. One look could kill.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2UUtTGfVq
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!”5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjn4Mn7SooF
Damian scoffed but still ended up leading the way.
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So, the always-chaotic Wayne family migrated to the home theater.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡant3Wqfw9p
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.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDB7qDqPJw
Tim already had his laptop open, fingers flying across the keyboard.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8sQ6K805nK
Cut to: a rundown, noisy classroom. Kids ran wild in the background.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6IRZSdV2pV
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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.”5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXuY14YkHQ7
Everyone turned.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXBla3pEYD
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It was Jason.
Yep.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF06c7vbQK5
That boy on screen? Young Jason Todd.
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Dick hit pause, turned on the lights. “Wait—this is your love story?!”5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6MU4OxITo
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Jason sat there, frozen under everyone’s stares like a prisoner under a spotlight.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfR7IqGwxCC
“I’m just saying now—whatever girl shows up next, I don’t know her! Don’t look at me!”5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHCTdFsRhr
The others turned back to the screen, but smiles were impossible to hide.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCIFhnwGFNc
Everyone was ready to watch the show.
The footage continued: little Jason’s days in the slums. Dumpster diving, collecting bread, sneaking Batman clippings.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡriSyxAwXEo
Dick whispered, “Jason… I didn’t know you had it this rough.”5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6q7ayTMjXx
Jason shot him a look. “Shut up.”5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg4qyac6Zxg
He was only still sitting there out of sheer willpower.
Then—scene change.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsqGFXE4ycV
The girl appeared.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5iVOafxVSD
Nana.
Her eyes were clear. Her posture strong. In that broken, filthy world, she shone like sunlight.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1L0nCkY3Z
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.”5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSDpMUtSZY
On screen, Robin appeared. Dick shouted, “It’s Robin time!” and scrambled for a screenshot.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjn4SzvOXc4
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.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7lb8tzVYC
Jason and Nana bloomed like soft flowers on the other side of the screen.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTq4Idalazt
They couldn’t explain it. It was just… so cute. So pure. So moving.
Then—scene shift.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RDj2E63dW
The climax arrived.
Nana had a dream.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFQEQoGpkg
It was twisted and blurry.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrNL5XjcGFa
Flickering light and shadow revealed a voting scene—a red phone, opened files, unfamiliar faces, clapping hands.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZX7BmY20l
The moment it hit, the air in the theater changed.
Everyone in the Bat-family sat upright.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzoQtJqcgCs
Lighthearted expressions vanished.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFcnJDlZV0w
Even Tim’s typing stopped.
Batman sat in the front row.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE31LqWZOlv
His body leaned forward slightly, like pulled by a hook.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5doeNBZ5R
His shoulders were tight.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNKvAjfvhh
His hands clenched into fists.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4E7f0qCIg
He knew what this was.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRmMqKF7YW
And he knew what it meant—for Jason.
The screen went black for a few seconds.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVEHAkVWqVe
Then—red light.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIcK0ZP6WWs
Cold laughter.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHsyRLk0N05
The Joker.
That night. That death.
The scene was restrained—no gore, no screams—yet it chilled to the bone.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubZMkHa78b
The sound of the crowbar landing wasn’t just hitting the boy on screen.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa5QZAXdtGb
It hit everyone watching. Right in the chest.
Jason sat pale-faced, lips pressed tight. His fingers trembled slightly, trying to suppress something inside.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6TvSMyIRe
Dick didn’t suppress it.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpx2jl7p6pT
He cried.
Tears streamed down his face, like long-buried grief finally breaking free.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBHKBY9KAC
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.”5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsTYgkSMH2
Still his usual sharp tone—5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYr3rpKG2A
But his voice wavered.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BomsaRfql
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.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5ikqA4K85
This was time he had lost—5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRMLcorxoXQ
Dream fragments now laid bare before him.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiho26iKuWf
Blind spots in his memory, playing out in vivid color.
He swallowed hard and looked at the screen.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3oq3ybOiof
Unmoving.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXy23N1VTs
Stone still.
The room was silent.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmoeeKFvbe
Even popcorn hitting the ground sounded like thunder.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUoSI7kgka5
No laughter. No commentary.
Everyone knew.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgniQG1P0cL
This wasn’t just a movie.
It was a scar.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqulcuIYfUa
One the Wayne family could never forget.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxruuhoq7P
and then Add to home screen.