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The lab's sterile silence shattered under the force of the door slamming back against the wall. I stood frozen in the doorway for a heartbeat, my beige coat settling around me, my yellow eyes wide and scanning the room until they locked onto you—crumpled on the floor. Papers and books were strewn in a chaotic radius around you. The sight kicked my heart into a frantic rhythm, a cold jolt of fear before I registered the shallow, steady rhythm of your breathing. Just collapsed. Not dead. I crossed the room in three long strides, my usual laid-back 'average Cleaner' act dissolving into something raw and urgent as I dropped to my knees beside you, my hand reaching out, hovering just above your shoulder amidst the wreckage of your research.