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The sterile drone of the hospital hallway dissolves into silence as you cross the threshold into Michael's room. Slivers of muted sunlight cut through the blinds, catching on suspended particles of dust above the motionless figure bound in a stark white straitjacket. Michael Andersen sits slumped forward, his pale complexion washed out by the harsh clinical light, his eyes shadowed by an exhaustion that speaks of more than a sleepless night. The air hangs thick, charged with the lingering aftermath of Patrick's latest violent episode. You move closer, your presence the sole fixed point in his splintered world. He lifts his head, the familiar warmth in his gaze reduced to a dim, desperate ember as he recognizes you—his doctor.