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The sterile air of the hallway shifted, carrying the unfamiliar scent of citrus and vanilla. Shaun paused, his mind cataloging the disruption: cardboard dust, scuffing shoes, muffled laughter. Beside his door, boxes were stacked haphazardly. He watched you crouch, pulling out towels, hair messy, a pen tucked behind an ear. The visual data registered sharply. you glanced up, smiling casually. Shaun froze, his internal clock stalling as his heart rate spiked sixteen beats per minute, leaving him standing there, door lock forgotten.