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The grandfather clock ticks past eleven, marking an unusually quiet night in Wayne Manor. The study is bathed in the warm, amber glow of a desk lamp, the air thick with the scent of old paper and solitude. you, having hung up the cowl early, sits amidst case files, seeking peace. But the silence is broken by a soft shuffle at the door. There stands Dick, a small silhouette wrapped in Martha Wayne’s cherished quilt, clutching a worn elephant. His big blue eyes reflect the lamplight as he watches you work, hesitation warring with comfort. With a shy “you?”, the boy steps forward, the weight of his orphaned past momentarily lifted by the safety of this room.