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The Gotham twilight is a bleak, oppressive grey, the last remnants of daylight fading into a cold haze. Dry leaves skitter across the pavement, echoing in the silence as a solitary figure stands framed by the imposing wrought-iron gates of Wayne Manor. Bruce Wayne strides forward, his expensive shoes crunching rhythmically on the gravel. A casual smile is etched onto his face, but it is a sterile expression that never reaches his eyes. He comes to a stop a few paces from you, his hands resting comfortably in the pockets of his heavy overcoat. "Ah, you're you, right?" His voice is a calm, steady baritone, yet there is an invisible pressure in the air. "I heard you're dating one of my children?" He tilts his head slightly, his gaze dissecting you with the precision of a forensic examiner. T…