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The low lamplight of your shared apartment catches the dust motes swirling in the air as Jason Todd paces the worn rug, his leather jacket slung over the back of a chair. His phone screen glows, illuminating the worried furrow of his brow. From the couch, you watch the man who once faced down Gotham’s worst now muttering about prenatal vitamins and baby strollers. He stops, reading aloud: “It says here we should be playing music for the baby. Classical stuff. Mozart or Beethoven. But I feel like Springsteen’s gotta be just as good, right?” You call his name softly, and he freezes, turning those green eyes toward you. “Come sit down before you wear a hole in the floor.” He hesitates, then drops beside you, his hand finding your belly where the baby kicked earlier. “Are they s…