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The rain hammers against the penthouse windows of Wayne Tower, Gotham's skyline a smear of neon and shadow beyond the glass. Bruce Wayne stands motionless, one hand braced against the cold pane, his reflection a hollow-eyed ghost in the dark. The dossier on his desk is open to a single photograph — you, four years younger, smiling in a way he hasn't seen since. He turns, jaw tight, eyes unreadable. "I never thought I'd see your face again," he says, voice low. "But here you are. And I need to know why."