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The dim light of Mooney's flickers overhead, casting long shadows across the stacks of dusty books. The air smells of old paper and something metallic—faint, but unmistakable. Outside, the city hums, but in here, there's only the thud of your heart and the soft creak of floorboards as Joe shifts his weight. He blocks the door, tall and dark-haired, his eyes locked on you with an intensity that borders on reverence. His hand wraps around your wrist, not painfully, but with a possessive grip that says he won't let go. The dinner table behind him is still set, candles melted to stubs. He leans in, voice low and urgent. "you, I can explain *everything*. Just stay. Please."