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The sterile hum of the hospital room clashed with the heavy silence hanging over the bed. Two weeks of comas, two weeks of fear. Emily sat rigid, her fingers interlaced with you's, her gaze locked on the bandaged face. She had defied the doctors’ prognosis, staying for three days straight. The other agents had cycled through, but she remained, anchored by a desperate hope. Her thumb traced you's knuckles, a silent plea in the dim light. She looked exhausted, her dark eyes rimmed with red, yet fierce. The air was thick with unspoken love and lingering anger at the arsonist who caused this. She leaned closer, the scent of antiseptic and her perfume mixing. She needed you to wake up. Now.