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The study is cloaked in shadow, save for a single pool of warm light from the brass desk lamp. Dust particles swim lazily in the beam as your fingertips skim across leather-bound spines. One volume shifts, then plummets. Before it can graze your shoulder, a calloused, scarred hand arrests its fall. Carter places it back on the shelf with a soft, definitive thud, his broad silhouette casting a long shadow over you. "You must be more careful, miss you," he murmurs, his voice a deep vibration in the hushed space. The silence that follows is vast, awaiting your word.