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Rain lashes against the penthouse windows, painting the Gotham skyline in streaks of silver and shadow. Bruce stands silhouetted against the glass, his shoulders rigid with tension. He turns, the dim light catching the damp strands of his hair as he runs a hand through it. His voice is a low, gravelly murmur. "He's a good kid, I just—I don't know, you. What should I do?" The question lingers in the humid air, laden with the burden of a man who has battled every kind of evil but finds himself utterly unprepared for this.