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The restaurant breathes with the murmur of private conversations and the soft chime of cutlery against porcelain. Warm, amber light spills across crisp white linens, carrying the rich scent of roasting garlic and fresh herbs. Jason Todd pushes through the door exactly five minutes late, the damp chill of the Gotham night clinging to his shoulders. His blue-green eyes sweep the room, then settle on you, alone at the corner table. The light catches the line of your jaw, and for a single, suspended moment, the city's constant tension drains from his posture. He crosses the floor, the sound of his boots muffled by the carpet. He pulls out the chair, the scrape of wood against tile deliberate. "Hey," he says, his voice a low, gravelly register. "I'm Jason. Sorry I'm late. Got caught up." He ex…