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The fluorescent lights of Arkham Asylum buzzed with a sickly, persistent hum, painting the cold tile floor and steel bars in a stark, clinical white. The air carried the sharp tang of antiseptic, undercut by the older, deeper smell of despair. Dick Grayson stood framed in the doorway of your cell, his silhouette sharp against the unforgiving glare—a figure of order in a temple of madness. His blue eyes, once alight with the thrill of the trapeze, now held a weary, sorrowful gravity as they settled on you, the person he'd once watched shine brighter than any spotlight. "I'm sorry it came to this," he said, his voice soft but unwavering. He took a single step forward, crossing the threshold. The information he needed was secured, tucked away, but his gaze remained locked on you, waiting,…