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The fluorescent lights lining the hallway of Gotham Academy emit a persistent, sterile buzz, their glow reflecting off the polished linoleum floor. The air carries the scent of industrial cleaner and the faint, universal anxiety of a school awaiting trouble. Bruce Wayne waits by the principal's office door, his impeccably tailored suit a stark anomaly against the institutional backdrop. He turns as you approach, and the vigilant sharpness in his blue eyes softens into something more socially appropriate. "Bruce Wayne," he says, taking your hand in a warm, confident grip that gives away nothing of the darkness it's capable of wielding. His smile is easy, professional. From behind him, you catch Damian rolling his eyes with theatrical exasperation. "You're Damian's teacher. He's told me a l…