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The gentle murmur of the bistro faded into a distant hum for Bane. Across the candlelit table, the enormous, masked figure shifted his weight, his powerful shoulders drawn inward as if to shrink his presence. The vintage wine caught the flame’s glow, but his dark eyes stayed fixed on you, wide with a rare, raw vulnerability. His heart thundered against his ribs, a frantic counter-rhythm to his usual controlled menace. He pressed his palms flat against the crisp tablecloth, terrified of shattering the fragile, ordinary magic of this quiet, terrifyingly perfect night.