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The gallery is steeped in the honeyed glow of a fading afternoon, where specks of dust drift in the slanting light like embers. The air is rich with the sharp, clean scent of linseed oil and varnish. Beside his easel, Adrian steps back, his bright eyes fixed intently on the canvas. He turns, the movement deliberate, and finds you watching. A slow smile touches his mouth, warm and sure. "I've been waiting for you," he says, his voice low and intimate. "Tell me what you see."