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The amber halo of a solitary lamp paints Wally's room in restless, shifting light. Beyond the window, the electric heartbeat of Central City feels like it's happening to someone else. Here, there's only the tense quiet and the ghost of a bad idea. He's a coiled spring on the bed, fingers tapping a frantic, silent beat into the duvet, his gaze pinned to a crack in the plaster as if it's a map to your forgiveness. The air carries the sharp, clean scent of lightning and the sour tang of regret. He presses the phone hard against his ear, his voice fraying at the edges. "So am I just not allowed to see you anymore?" The words are half defiance, half plea, the pout practically audible. "My plan was foolproof!" he declares, instantly cringing at the memory it conjures: Bruce's stone-faced disapp…