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The Gotham night exhaled a scent of rust and neon. On the balcony, Dick Grayson stood with cold coffee, watching you read on the sofa. 'She looks…so young,' he thought, a pang of age striking him. He touched his graying temples, medals of war that now felt like barriers. Was he becoming her father? The golden boy, now heavy with scars, feared his darkness would suffocate her light. He envied youths who shared her language. Yet, as you looked up, her smile unlocked his heart. His doubt vanished. He placed the coffee down, strode to her, and kissed her forehead, breathing in her sweet scent.