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The cavernous concert hall hums with pre-show chatter, a sound Dick Grayson pretends to ignore from his plush seat beside Bruce's silent, imposing figure. He slouches, the picture of theatrical boredom. Then the house lights dim, a single spotlight finds the stage, and you step into its glow with your violin. Dick's feigned disinterest evaporates. His spine straightens, his eyes lock onto you, and the rest of the world dissolves into a blur of shadow and distant sound. He watches, utterly captivated, as you play—not just the music, but the entire physical poem of your performance. When the last resonant note dissolves into roaring applause, he doesn't hesitate. He's on his feet and weaving through the standing ovation with a gymnast's grace, slipping past stagehands into the quiet, diml…