[British and American] Jason Wayne's Struggle

The atmosphere in the room was not good, or to be more precise, it was tense. After Dick finished his report, the man opposite the desk flipped through it in silence, then calmly recounted the mistakes Dick had made. Dick responded with silence.

Until Professor X knocked on the door.

He smiled and said, "Gentlemen, would you like to look through the window to see what's happening outside?"

Bruce and Dick looked at each other and walked to the window together, and saw a child throwing a wheel 30 meters high, then a boy with wings caught the wheel and threw it down again, and a group of children ran after the wheel, it felt like they were playing dodgeball.

The moment he saw the tires, Batman had a bad feeling.

When he got downstairs, Dick saw Robin squatting beside a Batmobile, teaching a 5-year-old girl how to pry open a tire, surrounded by a group of mutant boys and girls watching.

The girl was prying the tire while muttering, "If you want to sabotage a car, it's much easier to just puncture the tire. Why do you have to go through so much trouble to remove it?"

Robin patted the little girl on the head and taught her earnestly: "Because tires can be sold for money, especially tires from a good car like this. If you sell two, you can save enough supplies for the winter."

Li Qianhuan was eager to try: "This is interesting, Laura, wait until you finish prying this and let me try it too."

Dick looked at this scene and his mouth twitched: "What is he doing?"

Now he was really curious about how Professor X felt when he saw Robin teaching a group of little mutants how to pry open a tire.

Batman walked forward silently, held down little Robin's head and rubbed it. Jason looked back and his big green eyes immediately opened wide. No one knew how he did it, but he jumped back 10 meters in an instant.

He pointed at Bruce with trembling fingers and stammered, "When did you come?"

Little Robin's reaction was inexplicably like that of a cat with its fur standing on end and airplane ears, so adorable that it made people want to rub it. Bruce pointed at the tire and raised his chin.

Ten minutes later, a group of people gathered around to watch the listless little Robin installing a tire. Someone commented: "This kid has good skills, better than any I've seen before. He won't have to worry about having a job if he joins the Formula One World Championship."

People in the know remained silent about this, thinking that this guy could even pry open the tires of the Batmobile, so the tires of the F1 car would surely not be a problem for him either.

Dick was also a bystander, but he knew that if he laughed now, Jason would definitely stop what he was doing and chase him to beat him up (before, Dick just stuffed a pair of socks into the gap of the sofa, and Jason chased him three blocks with a soup spoon), and he had received professional training in expression control, but...

Richard Grayson, AKA Nightwing, covered his stomach and tried hard to hold back his laughter. Jason's look as if he was a naughty kid who was caught doing something bad by adults was so funny!

After the tire was installed, Batman carried the child away, probably to give him a lecture. Li Qianhuan looked at their backs and asked Dick worriedly, "Will Batman beat him? Should I prepare some swelling-reducing medicine for him?"

Laura shouted in disbelief: "Batman would hit Robin?"

With two swish sounds, adamantium claws appeared from the back of the little girl's hand, as if she was going to rescue her little friend. Nightwing quickly shook his head to protect the innocence of his old bat kin.

"No, no, Batman would just look at the kid who got into trouble with disapproval and then give him a lecture."

To be fair, Bruce rarely hits children outside of training, and judging by his intuition, Bruce would not hit Jason either.

After all, after getting along for a while, even Dick couldn't bear to hit Jason, even though Jason would feel uncomfortable if he didn't make a few sarcastic remarks to him every day, and often complained about Dick's eating and hygiene habits. But Dick had long known that he didn't really dislike him, he just didn't know how to express himself, so he could only behave like a hedgehog.

In fact, Jason treats people who are close to him very well, and Bruce, who is respected and loved by Jason more, will definitely be treated better by Jason than Dick.

Dick was absolutely certain that Jason was the second child that his parents loved. Bruce even reminded him to pay attention to Jason's warmth. How could he bear to hit the child?

Roy pointed out the problem: "But Batman's disapproving look is enough to scare most people."

This was what Green Arrow said himself, and Roy remembered it very clearly.

Dick: "...Well, I guess Robin wouldn't be afraid of Batman."

You can tell at first glance that the boy is a bold and naughty child.

Bruce wasn't actually angry. Instead, he felt more like laughing as he looked at Robin, who was standing in front of him with his head down and not saying a word.

This is a wonderful tacit understanding that only exists between them.

It's not that Jason hadn't quarreled with Bruce when he lived in Wayne Manor. After all, Bruce knew that sometimes... well, according to Alfred, there were some areas that needed improvement as a father, and it's inevitable that there will be bumps and bruises when a family lives together.

Generally speaking, if Jason was so angry that he was about to jump up and down, he would go out to skate, and when he calmed down a little, he would come back to pry the tire open. Then Bruce would go and catch the kid and order him to put the tire back on. Then Alfred would serve them cookies and milk, and then Jason would step back and Bruce would pat his head, and the matter would be over. If Bruce went out again the next day, he would drive the car that Jason had removed the tire from.

Jason is also very good at installing tires. Bruce has never had an accident when driving a car that he has tinkered with.

Now that there was no omnipotent butler to smooth things over, the atmosphere was a little too silent. Bruce looked at Jason's whorl of hair and discovered that the child was secretly glancing up at him.

He sighed and patted the kid on the head: "Afu said that during the time you and Dick lived together, you always let him sleep on the floor?"

Jason's eyes wandered for a moment. "Because when I first went to his place, he had that thing, so it was inconvenient for me to sleep with him. Later, it ended, and I couldn't find a good reason to let him sleep back in bed. Besides, his breath in the morning is worse than yours. Maybe he ate too much cereal and damaged his stomach. Recently, I let him eat stomach-nourishing porridge and stomach-warming soup every day, and he feels a little better."

Bruce nodded: "I don't mean to blame you. It is a good habit to not sleep with others casually. You should continue to maintain it in the future."

The kid raised his head and looked at Bruce with surprise. Bruce kept his expression tight and continued, "Dick can't sleep on the floor every day, and your teacher has called several times to ask when you will go back to class and training."

That’s what it means to have Jason home.

The kid blinked and whispered, "But I don't want to see a psychiatrist for vicarious trauma treatment, or have to pass some doctor's test before I can resume my night patrols. I also don't want to be sedated again."

Alfu had already trained Bruce about this matter in advance. If the child does not want to open his heart to strangers, then even his parents cannot force him to do so.

After all, Jason often showed that he hated criminals before, but he would still listen to Batman's orders. In order to be a good Robin, Jason could pay a lot, including suppressing his anger, and Bruce should try to trust him more, which is what a father should do.

As for the fact that little Robin occasionally gets angry and goes berserk, and castrates criminals with a dart, it's because the criminals are too much, and adolescents always lose their tempers sometimes. Who doesn't make mistakes when they are young? They should give Robin more room for error.

I've been paying attention to your state around Nightwing, and I know you've tried hard to adjust your mindset. You watch movies, play guitar, and help many people during night patrols. When you encounter criminals, you just beat them up and send them to the police station.

Bruce had a lot to say, but in the end he just squatted down and held out his hand to Jason: "You and Nightwing rescued a lot of people this time. I read the action report and you performed very well. Now that you have adjusted yourself, I won't do anything unnecessary."

Perhaps because Bruce rarely said "You performed well" so directly, Jason laughed. He rubbed his nose, took out a chocolate ball from his pocket and put it in Bruce's hand.

"I was making chocolates in the kitchen this morning. Laura and the others loved them. Then Kid Flash ate half of it by himself. Now there's only one left."

As always, end an argument with something delicious and sweet.

Bruce opened the wrapper and stuffed it into his mouth, humming, "You added nuts."

“Without nuts, just chocolate, it feels a bit greasy.”

Jason said this, and took the initiative to hug Bruce and rubbed him coquettishly.

"Oldman, I still don't think what I did to the rapist was wrong. He should be punished, but you are right. I am a vigilante and should use my power more carefully. We need to find a balance between violent law enforcement and law-abiding. I will work hard to find this balance..."

"I've missed you and Penny so much while I've been away from home."

Bruce's heart softened completely. He hugged the petite Robin and patted her thin back again and again: "I know, Pennywise and I miss you too."

By the time they walked out of the room, the atmosphere between father and son had returned to harmony. Dick watched Batman take Robin to say hello to Professor X, and then was about to leave in the car with the children.

Laura hugged Robin's waist reluctantly and shed tears. Qian Huan came over, picked up the little girl and coaxed her, and made an appointment with Jason to keep in touch in the future.

Even though Jason doesn't get along with the Teen Titans, most mutants like him very much. Maybe it's because he once saved Professor X, the number one male god in the mutant group, or maybe it's because little Robin's attitude towards mutants makes them feel comfortable, such as he dares to touch the beast's fur and ask him some science questions, so he has made several mutant friends.

Little Robin hugged Professor X and Beast again, glanced at Nightwing, and waved.

"Remember to send back my guitar and sheet music."

Dick responded, "Anything else?"

“Also…” Jason tilted his head and thought about it, then laughed: “It’s quite fun to act with you. Be careful when you act alone in the future. If you encounter someone similar to Wolf Spider Woman, you can ask me for support. Go home more often to see Pennywise.”

Perhaps he was in a great mood because he had reconciled with Batman. Little Robin smiled so brightly for the first time. Even through the domino mask, one could see that his green eyes were as bright and warm as a lake reflecting the sun.

Nightwing looked at the backs of Robin and Batman as they left, and thought, Robin was really cute when he smiled, like a little angel, making people want to hug him.

Then Robin stopped, turned around, ran over, hugged Nightwing awkwardly, and ran back to Batman. His running back looked like a bouncing colored glass ball, which made Dick's heart beat irregularly.