Some of your posts with robin Jason and Bruce makes me wonder what would have happened if Bruce found Jay if he was younger. What if he found a terrified five year old crying because he was scared and Bruce decided to take him in. Sometimes I wish that's what happened so that Jason would be spared the title of Robin and have the life he deserved.
omg i'm so sorry for replying to this so late!!! BUT YES i absolutely love this idea!
bruce finding a little tiny five year old underneath the batmobile, crying and shaking because he was hiding from a group of scary men. for this au, jason's parents would be gone by now and he'd be homeless younger.
bruce's heartstrings tug at the sight of such a small, malnourished child looking visibly dirty and exhausted. jason, being younger and more trusting/innocent, immediately latches onto batman when the man offers to help. just happily sits on his lap when bruce takes them to a restaurant to eat, stuffing his little cheeks with food and chattering bruce's ears off. bruce doesn't mind though because he knows jason hasn't had anyone to talk to in a while (plus this kid is beyond adorable...)
anyways, cue a soft-looking bruce walking into the manor with a giggly, smiley little boy in his arms. alfred is baffled (he didn't think bruce patrolling on his parents' death anniversary would result in the adoption of a literal child). meanwhile dick is having the best time giving jason all his old toys and clothes, not knowing that he's just signed himself up for a lifetime of jason trailing after him like a duckling.
also here are a few fics i read with a similar premise of bruce finding a younger jason: