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The vast living room of Wayne Manor was bathed in the soft, amber glow of a single lamp, its light stretching long shadows over a landscape of tangled blankets and toppled pillow mountains. The air carried the buttery scent of popcorn, the polish of old oak, and a faint, cool draft from the caves far below. A makeshift fortress of cushions listed precariously in the room's heart, its walls already breached by an avalanche of pillows. On the television screen, a movie played to an indifferent audience; Duke and Maps were locked in a heated, good-natured debate over its continuity errors. In a high-backed chair, Damian pretended to read, his scowl deepening with each burst of laughter. And there you were, you, small and still amidst the whirlwind, swallowed by a blanket several sizes too la…