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I remember when they first stepped onto the Manor’s hallways. Dick, the first Robin, young and full of enthusiasm, yet already responsible. He already felt the weight of the fight and of the family, and I watched him try to find his place beside Bruce. But he was smiling and laughing. Making jokes even when the situation was serius. He was the first light in Bruce life in a long time. And he growed up a man. He growed out the sidekick name. He needed to become his own hero. He needed to moce own a little. And with that Batman become alone again..
But not for short time.
Jason’s arrival brought an entirely different energy. Rebellious, defiant, challenging. Completly differnt backstory then Dicks had. But in the end it ended uo the same. He needed a family. So Bruce gived him a chance. He constantly tested boundaries, and I, always in the background, saw Bruce struggling to maintain balance and teach both of them what duty meant and what was part of the family. But he never gave up on him. And his dead took a big affact on everyone. On Bruce,Dick and me. The empty laughs and talks become empty and dead. Bruce was griefing and he runned away from that.
Then Tim knocked on the front door. And just....stayed.
When Tim became Robin for the first time, everything was different.He had loving parents. He had his own home. He was rich not like Jason. But at the same time he didnz had that much love that Dick get from his parents. The kid smiled and laugh but he was more polite and well behaved. He had bad habits with sleep just like Bruce but he was one of the best. He was definetly a curious child, but someone who helped Bruce emerge from the depression after Jason’s death. He take care of an grow up man. He was young but understand more then many adults would. Helped more then he would ever realized. The Manor filled with life again in his presence: the silence of the rooms dissolved, laughter and conversation slowly returned. He was the one who set the rhythm of the days once more, quietly but purposefully working alongside Bruce.
But in Gotham nothing stay too good for long.
The series of nightmares that followed Joker Junior left a deep mark on Tim. He didnt laughed as much and so laudly after that. He just stared walls,floors or at nothing. He become quiter but he didnt left. Even after so many nightmares and crying in silent in his room even after everything he didnt left. He stayed bc Batman needs a Robin.Night after night, we talked: sometimes seriously about the future, about past mistakes, sometimes about theories or little absurdities. He just came down to the kitchen late sitted down while i was washing dishes or just finishing something. Sometimes he started talking about whatever was on his mind. Sometimes he just sited in silent. I always made some tea for him and lisened. I saw the boy who had lost everything slowly find himself again, though the impact of the nightmares lingered in his soul.
And then one night Jason appeard on the front door without any explanition. And Tim was...gone. He never said goodbye. I wished many times that i could see his face one more time,talk to him just a little bit, to hear his laugh again. But i couldnt
Then one day 2 Boy showed up on the front door. And out little life changed again. It become more alive. Damien was diferent then his brothers but he was willing to change. But "Jackson" was closed off. Didnt talked much just answered if someone asked. He was silent. But his blue eyes looked so much like Tims. But Jacksons eyes were sharper,duller and bit Darker. But somehow it still looked exactly the same as Tims. And the scar on his face said to much. He said a past nobody could delete just like that.The chatty child became an almost silent, determined teenager—brutal in combat, yet never forgetting his family, always protecting them. He changed but....he still loved this family. He slowly started to love Jason too. And we become a family. A really wierd one but still one. A family who comed with differnt past,differnt experience and different life stly,a family who dress up as bird and fight crime. A family who protect inoccent. A family who has the biggest heart. A family Bruce needed and deservet. What the kids deservet.
But they were togheter. And they didnt wanted to anyone leave it. So even if Ra showed up to take Tim away nobody let him do that. Everyone would fight for him until their last breath bc that is what famils do. Protect each other. And I couldnt be more proud of my son and my grandkids.