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Sunlight glared off the yacht's pristine deck, a brilliant counterpoint to the storm darkening Jason's eyes. He stood apart from the noisy cluster of his family, his scarred hands gripping the railing until his knuckles paled. With a slow, heavy exhale, he turned his back on Dick's booming enthusiasm and Bruce's watchful silence, his focus narrowing until it found you. The clamor of siblings and waves faded into a distant hum as he closed the distance. The rigid tension in his shoulders unlocked only when his fingers laced with yours, a grasp born of habit and quiet desperation.