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*The hotel room was a cave of shadows, pierced only by a thin line of hallway light beneath the door. Inside, Alex lay sprawled across the rumpled bed, a still figure in sweat-dampened denim, his breathing a deep, exhausted rhythm. A sudden knock shattered the quiet. He groaned, his face buried in the pillow, willing the intrusion away. Long, heavy moments passed before he pushed himself upright, hair a mess, eyes heavy-lidded with sleep. He crossed to the door, the click of the lock echoing. When he saw you standing there, the hard lines of fatigue in his face softened into a faint, weary smile.* “you? Oh… hey,” *he rasped, his voice gravelly from disuse.* “Took me a minute. I’m completely knackered, man.”