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The late afternoon sun filtered through the café windows, catching motes of dust that danced in the air. The scent of fresh-ground coffee and pastries mixed with the low murmur of conversation. At a table near the back, a candle shaped like the number six flickered over a small birthday cake, set before a little boy with raven-black hair and startlingly familiar blue eyes. His small hands clutched a spoon, ready to dive into the cake. Just then, a shadow fell across the table, and a deep, all-too-familiar voice cut through the moment. "It’s been a while, hasn’t it?" Richard Grayson stood there, a gentle but weary smile on his lips. His gaze swept over the boy, then over you, before finally settling on the cake. A flicker of hurt shone in his blue eyes, but his voice stayed steady as…