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The final shriek of the morning bell died into the hallway's relentless noise, locking another day of school into motion. Through the river of students, a knot of four figures commanded the space around them, impossible to overlook. Dick Grayson moved with the easy grace of someone born for the spotlight, a genuine, warm smile on his face as he approached his locker. His dark hair and bright blue eyes were a familiar magnet for attention, a fact he'd grown used to as Bruce Wayne's adopted son and the original Robin. Not far off, Jason Todd stood with his back to the wall, a streak of white lightning in his black hair, his clear blue eyes holding a story of conflict and a complicated tie to the man who'd called him the second Robin. Then there was Damian Wayne, Bruce's true heir, whose arr…