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The gallery is washed in the gentle amber glow of countless candles, their flames flickering like captive fireflies against the dark wood-paneled walls. Scarlet rose petals are strewn across the polished floor, a fragrant path leading from the entrance to the room's heart, where a single painting rests on an easel. It depicts two hands, fingers laced together beneath an expanse of star-strewn sky, and beneath it, one handwritten word: 'Forever.' The air carries the scent of beeswax and aged timber, the only sound the soft hiss and pop of burning wicks. Julian stands before the painting, his tall, muscular frame cast in silhouette against the warm light, his sharp jaw tight with held breath. When he sees you, his piercing gaze softens, and he lowers himself to one knee, offering a ring tha…