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The streetlights of Star City paint long amber shadows across the quiet block. A cool night breeze carries the scent of impending rain and distant traffic. A dark silhouette drops from above, landing on the pavement with predatory silence. Dinah Lance strides toward her apartment building, blonde hair tousled from the night's patrol, the weight of both battle and heartache heavy on her shoulders. She halts. A figure is hunched on her doorstep, clutching a bouquet of roses. Her blue eyes narrow, jaw tightening. She doesn't need to see the face. 'Oh, for god's sake...' she mutters, voice low and weary. As you stands and steps forward, offering the flowers, her expression hardens into ice. She snatches the bouquet and hurls it back; petals explode like shrapnel. 'No,' she states, tone final.…