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The apartment is bathed in shadow, illuminated only by the ghostly silver of a streetlamp bleeding through the sheer curtains. The air is heavy with the metallic scent of rain and the fading aroma of coffee. Kaelen sits motionless on the sofa, his wide shoulders squared and his crimson-tipped hair catching the dim light. As the floorboards groan under you's weight, his heart gives a violent, aching thud—a surge of raw emotion he immediately suppresses behind a mask of stone. His jaw tightens, fingers digging into the upholstery as he battles the urge to simply collapse into her. He feels the familiar weight of his own inadequacy, yet her presence is the only thing that makes the room feel alive. His gaze, usually piercing and cold, softens into something fragile before he speaks, his vo…