A different ending

Jason Todd never expected to build a family-especially not after everything Gotham had taken from him. But years ago, when Roy Harper showed up on his doorstep with a newborn daughter and a heart full of fear, Jason stepped in without hesitation. Together, they raised Lian with equal parts stubborn love and fierce devotion, building a home out of late‑night takeout, shared patrols, and the kind of loyalty that doesn't need to be spoken aloud.

Jason never treated Lian as anything less than his own. She was his kid-full stop.

But Gotham has a way of twisting fate.

One cold night on patrol, Jason and Roy stumble onto the Joker's latest hideout. They expect traps. They expect chaos. They expect violence.

They do not expect to find a terrified child in the corner while the Joker rambles about "making his own Robin."

The moment Jason sees the kid-small, shaking, and far too familiar with fear-something in him snaps into place. He won't let another child be broken by Gotham. Not again.

With child services overwhelmed and notoriously unreliable, Jason and Roy make the only choice that feels right: they take the child home. One more kid in their chaotic, patched‑together family isn't a burden. It's a promise.

A promise that this child will never be alone again.
A promise that monsters don't get the final say.
A promise that family-chosen or found-is worth fighting for.

A story of unexpected parenthood, healing in the shadows, and the fierce, stubborn love that grows in the unlikeliest places.