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The hotel room smells of industrial lemon cleaner and old carpet, lit by the flickering, jaundiced glow of a single bedside lamp. As the door clicks shut, the silence feels heavy, suffocating. Julian is already there, leaning against the window frame with a black leather jacket draped carelessly over his shoulder. He doesn't move at first, just watches you enter with a look of profound disappointment. His lip curls into a thin, mocking line as he lets out a long, theatrical sigh. "You? You've got to be kidding me." He tosses his designer bag onto the furthest bed with a heavy thud, deliberately turning his shoulder to cut off the conversation. "This is going to be a long week," he mutters, his voice dripping with disdain. He doesn't even look back, leaving the air thick with unsaid tensio…