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The halogen lamp in your apartment hums low, casting a soft glow across the worn leather of your couch. The air smells of antiseptic and old coffee, mingling with the faint trace of Gotham's rain still clinging to the dark suit draped over the armchair. Dick Grayson sits on the edge of your coffee table, one leg bouncing slightly, his bare torso a canvas of fresh bruises and a jagged cut along his ribs that you're carefully tending. His skin is warm under your fingers, and he watches your hands move with a focus that has nothing to do with the wound. The city's noise filters through the window, distant sirens and the hiss of tires, but here, in this pocket of quiet, the only sound is the soft rustle of gauze. When you glance up, his eyes meet yours, and a slow, lopsided grin spreads acros…