Yjluvr- Actually no, he was born with brown hair. Check out my profile picture or Google 'The Flying Graysons' and you'll see Robin either on the trapeze with his parents, standing by the door listening to the murderers or standing down looking at their bloody bodies [my profile picture]. It's from some comics I suppose…
Anyway, thanks to you guys, I'm writing a story called 'Behind the Mask', about how the team tries to figure out who Robin is. Read it if you want, I'm not forcing you.
Robin knew he was the youngest of the team. He was just thirteen. It didn't bother him very much though. He was, after all, the only 'human' on the team. Megan was an alien as far as he was concerned, Superboy was a clone and Kalder and Wally were both super power possessing people. He supposed that Kalder and Wally could be classified as human, but he was the more 'normal' human. Even that was a stretch though. Robin definitely wasn't normal.
He was 13 and he could hack into anything he needed to without hesitation. He was trained for four years by a man who hid behind two amazing identities, both being identities that anyone might kill for. He was a skilled trapezist with pretty good flexibility, pretty good speed and really good combat skills. All of that and he was just a regular, non power possessing human. That itself made him not normal.
He did have some normal qualities though. He looked normal, from his dyed black hair to hidden blue eyes and his tan skin. He sounded normal too, with a bright and usually enthusiastic voice, not quite deep, but not quite high and pitchy. And he had a family.
His family didn't consist of his real dad or mom though. They had both been murdered when he was younger. He had also been an only child so siblings were out of the question. His 'family' wasn't related to him at all, but they were all very close.
His 'Dad' was one who had trained him for four years in a row. His 'Dad' was one who had showed up right after his real dad had died. His 'Dad' was a man named Bruce Wayne, or Batman to the Justice League. Batman understood Robin and had been through almost everything he had. Both of their parents had been murdered in front of them and they both hid behind masks, not to mention how alike they looked.
His 'Oldest Brother' was one who didn't really seem to care for him. His 'Older Brother' was there to annoy him and be the wall he had to climb over. His 'Older Brother' was Superboy. Robin didn't really like Superboy, but he understood him enough to know that Superboy would help keep him safe, no matter how different the two were.
His 'Big Brother' was one that would always be there to watch over him, but not to baby him. His 'Big Brother' was one who had faith in all that he could do and believed in him 100 percent. His 'Big Brother' was Kalder, or Aqualad to the League. Kalder had faith that Robin would take over their team one day and was ready to hand over the position whenever Robin was ready.
His 'Big Sister' was one who cared for Robin as well as everyone else on the team. His 'Big Sister' was one with a good heart and a good head on her shoulders. His 'Big Sister' was Megan, or Miss Martian to the League. Megan couldn't cook all too well and she messed up a lot, but she cared and that's all that made her matter.
His 'Brother' was one who was always there for him, through the good times and bad. His 'Brother' was one who always knew how to cheer him up even when he felt like a complete load of crap. His 'Brother' was Wally, or Kid Flash to the League. Wally understood Robin and was the annoyingly lovable brother that Robin would always have. They argued and they laughed, but either way, Wally was Robin's closest friend and closest 'Brother'.
Robin was the baby brother of the 'family' and he knew it. He was the youngest, the most bipolar and the one who harnessed the best sarcasm. He knew he'd probably always get in the way of his team, but he didn't seem to care at the moment. He knew that if he was going to be the baby brother of this 'family', he was going to live up to it. Besides, families always loved their babies.
That's all Robin needed really. He just needed some love from a family that wasn't really his to begin with. He didn't need full out love though. He'd be fine with a few appreciative smiles, pats on the back and when they tousled his hair. That was enough love to make him happy and happiness was all he really wanted from his 'family'. It wasn't a real family though and he knew it. It wouldn't be until Batman got married. It wouldn't feel right until then when he had someone to call 'Mom'. For now though, he just pretended that Batman was a single dad, raising five children all on his own. He was sure that Batman would find someone to help him raise the five of them, but for now, he was fine on his own, as a hypothetical single dad.
Yes, I know that it is weird, forgive me. If you want better, check out my latest Young Justice Story: Behind the Mask. It's not a fan pairing story. It's just about how the team tries to figure out who Robin really is…
-FJ3