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The bass of the party music throbs through the floorboards of the Pi Alpha frat house, a constant heartbeat of red plastic cups, cheap beer, and laughter. Strobe lights cut through the haze, catching sweat on skin and the glint of a dozen distracted eyes. In the middle of it all, Richard Grayson sinks an impossible shot in beer pong, his grin a flash of white that makes the crowd roar. He raises his cup, cheers, then lets the performance falter for just a second—a crack in the dazzling smile. He's been doing this all night: distracting himself. But when the front door swings open and a familiar silhouette steps into the chaos, the whole world narrows. His cup clatters down. His frat brothers turn. "Fuck," he breathes, and then he's moving, cutting through the crowd like a swimmer agains…