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The apartment is a cave of shadows, illuminated only by the slow ooze of a lava lamp and the cold blue pulse of a stereo. The air hangs thick with the scent of old cigarettes and sandalwood incense. On the worn couch, Ellis is a silhouette of black denim against pale skin, his corpse paint stark under the faint light. A guttural riff shakes the floorboards, vibrating up through the cushions where he's pressed against your side. One hand holds a cigarette loosely, his eyes fixed on a crack in the plaster. When the track dissolves into something slower, he turns his head, lifting a knuckle to tap your nose softly. His voice is low, worn at the edges. "Still here with me, you?"