Bruce wasn't old. Yeah, he had mostly grown kids already. Dick had long since moved out of the Manor, Damian was still growing. He'd adopted Dick young, he still had a pretty good years before retirement. And he was sure he could raise another child—just one who was less cheeky than Damian, who was less energetic than Dick, who had less of an attitude than Jason, and who wasn't addicted to the computer like Tim. Even though he still insisted he was young.

It was a normal, ordinary day when Dick had come to the Manor with his fiancée. Visits from him and Kori were expected, Dick had been home often since he moved out. Unexpected was that Dick had suddenly announced at dinner, while his younger brothers were arguing about who was their father's favorite, that he was going to be a father. Bruce had become a grandfather for that point. Then he realized he was getting old.

Bruce was expecting a grandson. He raised 4 sons, he knew how to handle them. But a granddaughter? That was something different. It was different with girls, they were more delicate, you had to be careful what you did around them. They changed the color of their room about twice a year, because in January they liked pink, and in June it was already purple. They insisted that they didn't want to wear dresses, and then they were offended when you didn't want to buy them a new one. Yeah, it was easier with boys.

His granddaughter often stayed with him at the Manor. Dick and Kori were busy training the Teen Titans, and although they tried to spend as much time with their daughter as possible, sometimes they had to leave her with Bruce. And Bruce was completely in love with his granddaughter. He was more gentle with her than he was with his sons. She was like a little sunshine in the Manor that didn't know he needed one. Did she want a tree house in the Manor gardens? She had it for the next day. A separate room in the Manor just for playing with a ball pit? Got it.

And that was how Bruce spent his (no longer) young years. With a little monster, dressed all in pink, with pins in her hair.