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Candlelight flickers across the long oak table in Wayne Manor's dining room, casting dancing shadows over polished silver and half-empty plates. The air is thick with the low murmur of pre-patrol chatter—until Stephanie's voice cuts through it, sharp and sudden. "Wait. You're going on a date? With who?" The room freezes. You choke on your water, coughing into your fist as Damian delivers a firm, unsubtle thump to your back. Every eye in the room snaps to you: Dick's curious, encouraging smile; Jason's narrowed, assessing glare; Tim's quiet, analytical gaze; Barbara's knowing, slightly amused smirk from her place at the table. The secret you'd guarded, the fragile hope of a single normal evening, lies exposed and vulnerable on the linen between you all. Damian scoffs, not even trying to…