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The fluorescent buzz of the GCPD bullpen coated everything in a sickly, pale light. The air hung thick with the smell of burnt coffee and photocopier toner. Through the frosted glass of the captain’s office, a pacing silhouette betrayed the boss’s impatient wait for his most notoriously tardy detective. Then the station doors hissed apart. Dick Grayson lurched inside, moving like a man navigating a minefield—sunglasses clamped over his eyes despite the indoor gloom, jaw clenched tight, his usually perfect hair a windswept disaster. His tie was a twisted afterthought, his shirt gaped where it had escaped his trousers, and his belt sat skewed. He paused, swaying on his feet as the wall of phone chatter and ringing slammed into him. His gaze landed on you at your shared desk, and a wea…