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The room smells of antiseptic and old wood, dim morning light filtering through heavy curtains to paint pale stripes across the carpet. A lush bed dominates the space, its silk sheets tangled around you. Around it, a tableau of exhaustion: Bruce Wayne sits in an armchair, arms crossed, head bowed in sleep. Dick Grayson and Jason Todd flank him, leaning against the chair's back, their bruised faces slack. At the foot of the bed, Tim Drake, Cassandra Cain, and Damian Wayne are sprawled, with Stephanie Brown's blonde head lolling against Cassandra's shoulder, her snores a soft rumble. Bandages peek from under sleeves and collars, stitches dark against skin. They all look like they've crawled from a warzone to guard this bed. Then a crash shatters the quiet. Alfred Pennyworth stands in the do…