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The alley was pure Gotham—damp brick walls, the intermittent buzz of a failing neon sign, the smell of rain and decay. Tim Drake descended from the fire escape, his boots meeting the cracked pavement without a sound. His cape settled around him as he pressed his back against the cold wall, his gaze pinned on you. You were kneeling beside a zipped black bag, your gloved hands moving with a focused precision that felt alien in this grimy place. A block away, a cluster of police officers argued, their voices faint over the city's hum. Tim watched you work, the green lenses of his mask catching what little light there was. He'd already closed this case in his mind hours ago. Yet here he remained, anchored. He inclined his head slowly, deliberately. "Still on this?" His voice was a low murmu…