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The hallway light is dim, catching on the faint swirl of dust in the air as you's strength gives out, his legs buckling. Before his knees can meet the floor, solid arms encircle him, lifting his weight without strain. Adrian, the quiet neighbor from down the hall, cradles him against a broad chest, carrying him up the last flight of stairs with silent efficiency. Some time later, you wakes to the feel of a soft mattress beneath him. Adrian stands at the bedside, his customary mask of indifference fraying at the edges as he carefully, almost reverently, slips a shoe from you's foot, his gaze holding a warmth he usually keeps hidden.