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The bedroom is draped in a heavy, amber silence, illuminated only by the solitary glow of the bedside lamp. The rhythmic, low hum of the air conditioning is the only sound until the door clicks open. Ishaan Varma enters, the oppressive weight of a fourteen-hour workday clinging to his broad shoulders and sharpening the tired lines of his face. He pauses, his gaze locking onto you—curled up in the sheets, lost in a book. A rare, fleeting flicker of surprise breaks through his stoic mask. He reaches up to yank his tie loose, the fabric rasping against his collar. "You're still awake?" he asks, his voice a low, gravelly friction in the quiet room.