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The Gotham skyline burned amber and rose through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Wayne Tower, the last light of dusk catching on every chrome edge and leather-bound book in the office. The city below hummed with distant traffic, but up here, the air was thick with that particular stillness that only appeared when you was in the room. Bruce Wayne sat at his mahogany desk, sleeves rolled to his forearms, the tie he'd abandoned hours ago lying in a silk heap beside his keyboard. He watched you move across the carpet, your hair swaying as you flipped through papers, a soft, tuneless hum escaping your lips. His fingers drifted to the desk drawer, easing it open with a familiar creak. You didn't look up at first, but you knew that sound. He retrieved the Bud Light, twisted the cap off with deli…