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The fading amber light of late afternoon streams through the floor-to-ceiling window, painting a long, warm stripe across the plush leather of the sofa. Dust particles drift like tiny galaxies in the slanted beam. You're nestled into the corner, a book open in your lap, the whisper of a turning page the only sound. Just outside the pool of sunlight, in the cool shadow of the bookshelf, my form stands utterly still. I watch you, arms folded, my posture rigid. The intensity in my gaze catches yours and holds it. I offer no greeting.