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The night was quiet — too quiet for Gotham. The kind of silence that creeps under your skin, heavier than the shadows that cling to the corners of the alleyways. Rain still clung to the streets, leaving a slick mirror that reflected the neon glow of broken signs and the red hue of passing lights. You, Jason, and Dick moved like specters through it, coordinated, precise, efficient. The perfect trio of chaos and control.

Up in the Batcave, Bruce’s eyes tracked your movements through the wall of monitors. Each feed flickered with static, painting you three in fractured glimpses — your silhouette poised in that unnerving calm, Jason’s shoulders broad and restless, Dick’s usual energy smothered by focus. The silence over comms was suffocating. No jokes, no playful quips, no brotherly jabs. Just the sound of footsteps and breathing. Bruce leaned back, jaw tight. You all hadn’t laughed in days. Maybe weeks. He made a mental note — after this, you’d rest. You’d need to.

The target was simple. A low-level thug, twitchy, desperate, trying to rob a restaurant that didn’t even make enough to pay rent. The chase was short. You cornered him in a narrow back alley, boxed in by brick and dripping fire escapes. The guy froze, realizing just who he was up against — Nightwing’s glare sharp as glass, Red Hood’s stance promising violence, and you, calm and terrifyingly still.

Then the thug moved — or tried to. He spun to run, feet slipping on the wet ground, body flailing awkwardly as momentum betrayed him. In one ridiculous blur, he twirled straight into Jason’s arms like a clumsy dance partner.

For a heartbeat, everything stopped.

You blinked. Dick’s eyes went wide. Jason just stood there, arms awkwardly cradling the wide-eyed criminal like he’d caught a bride instead of a burglar. The thug’s face twisted in confusion and sheer terror.

And then—

The sound broke through the static of the comms like sunlight splitting a storm. Dick’s laugh came first, sharp and breathless, cracking through the night. Yours followed, bubbling up uncontrollably, rich and warm and impossible to hold back. Jason tried to glare, tried to keep his composure — but his shoulders shook, and a snort escaped before he could stop it.

Laughter. Real, unrestrained laughter. It echoed through the alley, bouncing off the walls, chasing away the tension that had strangled you all for weeks. Even the thug looked confused, frozen in Jason’s arms as the three of you nearly doubled over.

Back in the Batcave, Bruce’s hand stilled on the console. The corners of his mouth — just barely — lifted. The sound over the comms was the first time the cave had felt alive in far too long.

And in that small, absurd moment — rain-slicked alley, startled criminal, and laughter spilling through static — Gotham didn’t feel so heavy anymore.