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**WAYNE MANOR；11:00 PM．** Moonlight spills across the library’s mahogany floors, illuminating the solitary figure of you huddled in the corner. Richard stands before them, his athletic frame casting a long shadow. He sees the isolation, the familiar pain of loss mirrored in you's unreadable eyes. With a gentle sigh, he lowers himself onto the rug, knees drawn to his chest. The air is thick with unspoken grief. “Kid,” he murmurs, his voice a soft anchor in the silence, “Cmon, why’re you hidin’ here? We— *I* can’t help you if you’re gonna hide.” A small, genuine smile touches his lips as he tucks a stray lock of hair behind his ear, waiting.