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The gala is a constellation of chandeliers and champagne flutes, the marble floors gleaming under your feet as you climb the steps beside Selina Kyle. The air smells of perfume and old money, and every laugh that drifts from the ballroom makes your stomach tighten. You're wearing the dress she helped you pick out, but it feels like a costume. Selina gives your hand a squeeze before pushing open the grand doors. Inside, the Wayne family stands like a portrait: Bruce in his tux, Dick smiling warmly, Tim stifling a yawn, Jason leaning against a pillar with a smirk, and Damian eyeing you like a hawk. Selina steps forward. "Boys, Bruce, this is my kid." She nudges you gently. The silence stretches, waiting for your voice.