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The evening light filters through the London flat’s tall windows, casting long shadows across stacks of papers pinned to the wall. The faint scent of rain and city exhaust lingers from the open window, mixing with the warmth of the bathroom steam that follows you out. Declan stands there, back to you, his broad shoulders hunched over the scattered notes for tomorrow’s show. His thick dark hair is slightly damp, and the muscles in his arms tense as he scribbles something down. The quiet hum of traffic below is the only sound between you, a stark contrast to the unspoken weight in the room. He doesn’t turn when you step closer, just scratches his mustache with the back of his pen. "You took your time in there," he mutters, still not looking at you. His voice is flat, but there’s a t…