[British and American] Jason Wayne's Struggle

Jason agrees to be in a relationship with Dick, but he doesn't know if he is doing the right thing by accepting this relationship.

Did he like Dick? Of course he did. If he didn't, he wouldn't have agreed. Dick also liked him and was willing to accept his body. He flew to him and said, "I want to see you."

Since they like each other, and Jason feels that he will never meet someone like Dick again, isn't it natural for him to catch him? But does Dick think so too? Will Dick want to catch him?

Jason was a little confused as he watched Dick walk away. He touched his lips and thought that at least Dicky Bird was a good kisser.

Maybe they will break up in the future due to various changes like many young people, but they are still young, so let's give it a try. At least at this moment, he does not regret his choice.

Later, Jason went skiing nearby with Qianhuan, Katie, Laura, and Kurt. Then they rented a wooden house, lit a fire, and chatted while grilling the ingredients they had brought.

Jason played guitar and the girls sang. None of them were old enough to go to a bar, but it felt good to just be together.

Mutants and Robin from Crime Alley are outliers in the crowd, especially Kurt. His blue skin makes him out of tune with most people. They can't participate in lively skateboarding competitions, can't play graffiti, and can't go in front of everyone to release their youth.

But at least for now, they can gather in this cabin and share their happiness.

Kurt hugged his knees and listened to Jason finish singing "What's Up", then smiled with satisfaction on his face.

"You sing so beautifully. I really hope that when I am twenty-five, I can still hear you sing this song again."

Jason replied seriously: "I will, as long as you want to hear it, when each of you is 25 years old, I will be able to sing this song."

Laura counted on her fingers: “Then when I’m twenty-five, Jay will be thirty-three.”

“You can still sing at the age of 33.”

Katie said as she handed a skewer of grilled vegetables to Qian Huan. Qian Huan nodded at her and sighed, "It feels so good to have friends. It would be great if the five of us could stay together forever."

Jason put down his guitar and sat cross-legged beside the campfire. He looked at his friends and said slowly, "Do you know what I'm thinking about now?"

In the puzzled eyes of his friends, Little Robin showed a warm smile: "I think I will always be your friend."

Katie was immediately moved and cried out: "Oh, little Jie Bird, you are so nice!"

The girls ran over happily and hugged Jason, and Kurt also ran over to join the Hug Bears after seeing Katie waving.

Qian Huan turned on the old radio on the table, and a lively male voice sang "Stand By Me". Then everyone exchanged Christmas gifts in advance, raised their juices and said "Cheers to friendship", spread the quilts together, and Laura went straight into Jason's arms. Qian Huan smiled at Jason through Laura. Katie was on the other side, and Kurt was lying behind Katie.

Of course, sleeping like this is a bit crowded, but since we are all young, it is quite good this way.

In the early hours of the morning, Jason was awakened by the noise coming from Katie's side. When he opened his eyes, he saw the girl with a frown on her face and a look of anxiety even though she had her eyes closed. He reached out and stroked her back a few times. Laura opened her eyes dazedly, and he comforted the girl again.

"It's okay, go back to sleep."

That night, except for Laura, everyone had a nightmare, including Jason himself. There was nothing they could do, it was their past that was terrible. So in the end, they got up early, and at Qian Huan's suggestion, several people climbed the mountain together to watch the sunrise. Laura, as the only child who slept well, was carried to the top of the mountain by Jason.

The sunrise was beautiful and the snow scene on the top of the mountain was also amazing. They took a photo together, and everyone's smile was energetic and silly.

Until now, Jason still feels that the day he became Robin was the best day of his life. It meant that he was qualified to stay with Bruce and it was the real beginning of his life. But he felt most comfortable with his friends because they all identified with Jason. Either Robin or Jason Todd. Jason accepted them and they accepted him too.

In the winter morning light, Jason thought that as long as he was alive and kept moving forward, everything would be fine. It was not bad to have hope. As a vigilante, no one could tell what dangers or accidents he would encounter in the future, so he should just enjoy the present.

When they parted, Laura tugged at Jason's clothes. Jason squatted down knowingly. Laura whispered in his ear, "Since you've carried me on your back for so long, I'll tell you a secret."

Jason was a little curious: "What's the secret?"

Laura whispered in his ear: “I like Jay so much. When I grow up, I want to marry Jay.”

This was not the first time Jason had heard such words, because every girl under the age of 6 who had been rescued by him had expressed their wish of "I want to marry Robin when I grow up", and even a little boy had expressed "I want to marry Robin when I grow up", which was another proof that he was good with children.

Jason held back his laughter and replied in a low voice, "But I already have a boyfriend, what should I do?"

Laura was shocked: "You don't like girls? Then are you going to marry your boyfriend in the future?"

Jason replied honestly, "I'm bisexual, and my current lover is a boy. I like him very much, but I don't know if we can get married. By the way, this is still a secret, so don't tell anyone."

Laura could only say regretfully: “Well, when you break up, remember to tell me, I’ll help you beat him up, and then continue to pick you up.”

This little girl was quite persistent. Jason felt that she couldn't help laughing. Poor Dick, the next day, there was a little girl who wanted to dig his corner and waited for him to beat him. Jason cough and pushed Laura to Kate, watching Cott leave them with a teleport.

The figure skating season begins in late September each year and ends with the World Championships in late March of the following year. Jason, who has mastered the quadruple jump and demonstrated outstanding artistic expression in his new programs, has been sweeping the ice since the 9-3 season.

What really made him famous was the U.S. Championships in January.

Because the scores of the adult and youth groups were calculated together in the domestic competition, the competitive and strong-willed Jason put two quadruple jumps in the short program and three in the free skating. In 2, one quadruple jump was enough for a player to compete for gold in the Winter Olympics. Jason's jumping ability was a bug, so he won the gold medal at the U.S. Championships.

It is incredible that a player from the youth group defeated everyone in the adult group, including the previous top American men's singles figure skater.

It is worth mentioning that the Turin Winter Olympics will be held in February this year. The United States has two places in the men's singles event. These two places should have been won by the champion and runner-up of the U.S. Championships. But the winner is a 2-year-old teenager who is not old enough to participate in the Olympics. The U.S. Skating Union can only send the runner-up and third place.

American ice hockey fans were so upset about this that they slapped their thighs and asked why Jason couldn't be one year older, otherwise he would have been a sure shot at winning another gold medal.

Jason himself is very open-minded about this. Among the female singles players of his generation, Mao-chan from Japan and Yuna from South Korea are both 14 years old. They also have the ability to compete in the Olympics. They also missed the Turin Winter Olympics due to their age. So he has long understood that his stage is in Vancouver.

However, there are many people who care about this matter more than Jason. After the exhibition skating, another sports reporter ran up to him.

Jason looked at the man who broke through the blockade of the coach and assistant coach and squeezed over, showing an expression like Wayne's adopted son: "I'm a little arrogant and like to pretend. Although I don't know him, I still ask in case he is an acquaintance I have met before."

"you are?"

The young reporter held up a recorder and said, "I'm Eddie Brock, a sports reporter for the Global Times. I suggest you take off your colored contact lenses. Ice hockey fans who are familiar with you know that your eyes are similar in color to turquoise. Wearing colored contact lenses for a long time is bad for your eyes."

Jason: "...I don't need to wear them during the competition. It's my freedom to wear them at other times."

Mockingbird frowned slightly. "If you want to continue asking me about the Olympic quota, forget it. I have already answered similar questions many times."

Eddie Brock changed the question: "So, as a citizen of Gotham, what do you think of the saying that Batman rules the night with fear? You know, people are very curious about what ice stars like you think of those masked monsters at night. Recently, my newspaper has been interviewing a series of celebrities about their views on superheroes."

Jason Robin Todd looked puzzled: "Does this question make sense? As long as what they do doesn't affect me, what does their business have to do with me?"

"So you think their actions don't affect your life? Don't you think that it is because they are fighting that you can safely take a car, plane or any other means of transportation to go out to compete?"

Eddie Brock stared at Jason's expression.

Jason chuckled. “Sir, I’m able to compete because my family supports me in skating. If what they do is really useful…”

Then the lunatics in Arkham should not come out to harm people again and again, and those scum who are caught will not use prison as a place for vacation. As long as they have enough money and power, they can come out and continue to harm people. He just saw an example a while ago where a robber retaliated against the reporter after he was released from prison and finally killed the reporter's entire family. And that scum was not dead yet, just because there is no death penalty in Gotham.

Robin almost beat the scumbag to death and was scolded when he returned. In the end, his violent behavior was attributed to his bad temper and emotional out-of-control caused by PMS (premenstrual syndrome), and he was given a sedative again during the quarrel.

But this time Jason thought it through first. He had already decided to follow in Batman's footsteps and abide by his principles. He believed that everything Bruce was doing now would make Gotham a better place. It's just that this road is difficult, but he will stay with Bruce.

He believed in Bruce, so he gave in again and resisted the urge to kill that scum, but since he could die for Bruce without blinking an eye, it was not so difficult to endure the anger for Bruce.

At least what Batman and Robin did really helped Gotham.

Jason suddenly stopped talking, blinked, and shrugged: "If they really work, I don't have to wait for my father to save me."

It was hard to say this, as Jason always believed that if he hadn't seen the figure flying across the sky over Gotham when he was a child, he would have given up hope long ago. The bat lights reflected in the night sky always made him feel that there were still some good things in this city.

Eddie Brock disagreed, "But they do make some bad guys afraid, otherwise you would have had a worse life before your dad saved you."

"Probably. Sorry, I have to go now."

Jason pointed behind him, and Eddie Brock turned around and saw a handsome young man waving at him. Jason ran over there, his ice skates hitting the ground, making a sound, and finally he simply threw himself into the other man's arms.

Dick caught the petite robin, helped him stand, and said with a smile: "Little Wing, I bought some hot milk tea, would you like some?"

Jason took the paper cup, bit the straw, looked up at Dick, his eyes full of smiles.

Dick put his arm around his shoulders: "I rode my bike over here, want to go to the movies together?"

This was the first time someone invited Jason to the cinema to watch a movie. You should know that usually, he watched movies in the home theater in Wayne Manor, where Bruce had set up a shelf specifically for Jason's favorite art films.

It was the first time for Jason to sit on the back of someone else's bicycle. The wind in January was very cold, so Dick stuffed his scarf and gloves to Jason and rode his bike alone.

Jason blew a puff of white air and shouted in the howling cold wind: "Can't we take the bus? It's very cold!"

Dick: "No need! It's not far from the theater! I'm not afraid of the cold! Don't you think this is romantic?"

Jason: "..."

It doesn't feel romantic at all. They just look like two stupid shivering birds.

But when he held the popcorn in his hands, Jason's mood became brighter.

Dick looked at the theater posters and said, "Are you going to see The Constant Gardener, Glory Road, or Last Holiday? I think High School Musical is not bad either, it's a campus movie."

Jason stuffed a popcorn into his mouth: "I want to watch Brokeback Mountain. This movie will definitely win an Oscar."

"But don't you think it's dangerous if the two of us watch Brokeback Mountain?"

Dick squatted down, his expression serious: "Listen, Little Wing, I love you very much, and I don't mind people knowing my sexual orientation, but I don't want to be knocked on the window by Batman in the early hours of the morning. We agreed to keep it a secret from him."

Given Jason's age and the fact that they were adopted by the same adoptive father, they had agreed long ago that they would not let anyone know about this until Jason came of age.

Jason glanced at the poster reluctantly and sighed regretfully: "Okay, let's watch Paths of Glory."

They bought tickets for the last row, and halfway through the movie, Dick secretly kissed Jason. They looked at each other, and the corners of their mouths couldn't help but curl up.

Dick whispered to Jason, "If you like Brokeback Mountain, can I buy you a DVD?"

Jason hummed softly, then said, "Buy me ice cream on your way out?"

Dick sat up straight immediately: "Ice cream won't work, your stomach is not good, only fruit mille-feuille."

Jason said "oh" again, seeming particularly well behaved.

At some point, their hands were tightly clasped together, and neither of them wanted to let go.