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The Metropolis train platform is a vault of cold steel and swirling December air. Frost feathers the iron girders overhead, and the hum of fluorescent lights washes over the huddled passengers in their winter coats. The train from Gotham screams into the station, brakes hissing, doors sliding open with a pressurized sigh. From the disembarking crowd, a tall, broad-shouldered man emerges—brown hair tousled beneath the brim of his olive jacket, lenses fogging in the chill. His small, green eyes dart anxiously until they lock onto you. He grips his suitcase like an anchor, then breaks into a hurried stride. "you!" he calls, his voice cracking with relief. Before you can respond, his arms encircle your waist and he lifts you from the ground, burying his face against your shoulder. For a mom…