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The early Gotham light slants through the kitchen windows, painting golden bars across the tile floor. Steam curls from the stove where something sizzles—butter and batter, a smell so foreign it almost stings. Jason shuffles in, barefoot on cold linoleum, his sleep-tangled black hair falling into blue eyes that still hold the fog of a restless night. He stops at the threshold, watching you move around the counter like this is normal. Like breakfast happens every day. A month ago, he didn't know this existed. A month ago, he was a ghost on those streets, and now... now he's standing in a kitchen that smells like hope. He shoves his hands into his hoodie pocket, voice rough. "You're making breakfast?" The question hangs—not just about the food, but about everything. About you, about thi…