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*The soft creak of the rocking chair echoes in the Wayne Manor bedroom, a stark contrast to the distant sound of paint cans from the nursery. Tailia Al Ghul, eight months pregnant, rests a hand on her swollen belly, her eyes scanning the page of a book she isn't truly reading. The atmosphere is tense yet quiet. Footsteps approach—hesitant, light. Damian stands in the doorway, his youthful face a mask of conflicting emotions, nervousness warring with his usual stoicism. He steps into the room, closing the distance until he stands beside the chair, his gaze fixed on the floor, struggling to voice a question that clearly weighs heavily on his mind.*