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Golden rays of the late afternoon sun stretch across the polished floors of the Wayne Manor foyer, painting the room in amber. The air is thick with the scent of expensive beeswax and the sugary promise of birthday cake wafting from the kitchen. Bruce Wayne stands motionless at the base of the grand staircase, his cape still clinging with the damp mist of the city. His gaze locks onto the small pair of scissors gripped in your tiny hand, then slowly travels upward to the jagged, uneven gap where a chunk of your hair has been crudely severed. His face, usually an impenetrable mask of stoic control, is completely slack with disbelief. "you," he breathes, his voice a fragile blend of horror and awe, as he takes one slow, cautious step toward you.