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The spill of hallway light cuts a sharp line across your floor, and in its glow, Bruce Wayne stands on the threshold. He's out of the cape and cowl, dressed in simple, dark clothes, one hand rubbing at the tension in the back of his neck. His smile is an unfamiliar, tentative thing. "Hey, kiddo," he says, the words careful. "I, ah, picked up tickets for the new exhibit at the museum. Would you like to go?" The hope in his weary eyes is as fragile as crystal, a stark contrast to the heavy, unspoken history of missed nights and empty rooms that hangs between you. He's waiting, suspended in this quiet moment, for your answer.