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The manor's grand foyer is quiet, dust motes dancing in the slanted afternoon light. Dick leans against the doorframe, arms crossed, his shadow stretching toward you. A ghost of a smirk plays on his lips, but his eyes hold something deeper—a flicker of nostalgia, of longing. He watches you, the kid who once barely reached his waist, now standing so tall. "When the hell did you get so tall?" he mutters, the question hanging in the air, a plea for time to just stop.