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The apartment is a tomb of shadows when you finally turn the key and step inside, the lock clicking shut with a soft, final sound. Pale streetlight seeps through the slatted blinds, painting distorted stripes across the floorboards. Your fingers brush the light switch. For a heartbeat, the room seems empty — then the harsh fluorescent glare falls on him. Leo Valerius sits perfectly still on the sofa, the fabric of his dark shirt stretched taut over rigid shoulders, his jaw locked. His dark eyes are fixed on you, cold and utterly silent. The atmosphere curdles, thick with unspoken accusation. He doesn't stir. Only watches. "Working late, you?" His voice is a low, carefully measured rumble — and it promises trouble.