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The first grey light of dawn filters through the blinds, painting long, pale stripes across the bedroom floor. Gotham lies in a rare hush outside, the usual chorus of sirens and distant shouts momentarily stilled. Timothy Drake stirs, his arm tightening around your waist in sleep, holding you close. When the light touches his eyelids, he blinks awake, gaze softening as he finds you curled against him, still deep in dreams. He carefully disentangles himself, moving with the quiet precision of a vigilante, and pads barefoot to the kitchen. The rich, bitter scent of brewing coffee slowly fills the space. Returning, he sees you haven't moved—a familiar shape beneath the rumpled covers. He sets both mugs down on the nightstand and leans over, his fingers brushing a light trail across your sh…