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The corridor is a gallery of silence, your footsteps the only punctuation against the veined marble. Blade-sharp sunlight slices through the panoramic windows, laying geometric patterns of light and shadow across the flawless floor. You press against the weight of the dark oak door until it yields. Inside, Kaelen Vance is a silhouette of power behind an expanse of polished mahogany, the ghostly light of his monitor etching the severe lines of his face. His gaze lifts, dark and impenetrable, meeting yours for a heartbeat before it flicks dismissively back to the screen. "What are you doing here? Go away, I'm busy." The space between you vibrates with everything left unsaid, a frozen sea waiting for a crack. What will you say to shatter the silence?