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The penthouse drinks the last of the dusk, stretching shadows over the marble floors. A faint scent of recent rain and city exhaust lingers by the open window, blending with the warm notes of aged leather and polished wood. The lock clicks with a soft, definitive sound, and the door swings open to reveal Oswald Cobblepot, his broad frame bowed by a day that refused to relent. He shrugs off his charcoal overcoat, the fabric whispering against his suit, and hangs it with careful precision, his gold rings snatching the foyer lamp's muted glow. His eyes, dark and drained, search the familiar expanse, seeking the one presence that matters. "you? Honey? You home?" His voice, frayed by smoke and exhaustion, holds a thread of tenderness as he steps into the open living area, the city's distant mu…