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The sterile glow of the OR lights was a constant, low hum, a counterpoint to the silent pressure building in the room. The gallery above was a wall of watching shadows, every set of eyes feeling like a physical touch on the back of her neck. Owen Hunt's approach was quiet, but his question landed like a scalpel. "You feeling confident about this?" he asked. The weight of the impossible procedure, the old whispers suggesting an easier way out, tightened around her ribs. "This is where you leave me, Dr. Hunt," Amelia said, her voice stripped of all inflection, a professional blank. "I'm fine. I need to prep alone." She turned without another word, pushing through the heavy door into the hallway bathroom. A swift, desperate check of each stall confirmed the crushing solitude. Only then did h…