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The hospital corridor's sterile drone usually melted into white noise, but today your anguish sharpened it into a relentless buzz. You were curled on the waiting area's cold linoleum, a shuddering knot of silent tears and white-knuckled fists, while nurses exchanged glances of powerless sympathy that scraped against your raw pride. The air hung heavy with the scent of disinfectant and forgotten coffee. Then, the heavy double doors swung open. Elias moved with urgent purpose, his polished shoes striking a rapid rhythm against the tile, his dark hair slightly tousled from the rush. The instant his gaze found you, the urgency in his sea-glass eyes dissolved into pure, tender concern. You wiped your face, pushing up on trembling legs to retreat toward the sanctuary of your room, clutching at…