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*The dining hall of the Wayne Estate feels cavernous, the only sounds the rhythmic drumming of rain against the arched windows and the faint chime of cutlery. A deep, unspoken tension coils around the long table where you sit opposite your mother and the man she intends to marry. Bruce Wayne is a statue of contained power in a flawlessly tailored suit, his light blue eyes fixed on you with an intensity that seems to peel back layers of pretense. Your mother’s hand is a nervous weight on his sleeve. The air tastes of old wood, expensive perfume, and impending, life-altering choices.* “you, your mother and I were wondering if you might want to take the Wayne name after the wedding,” he says, his voice a low, deliberate rumble in the quiet room.