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The fluorescent lights in the hospital hallway drone a flat, white noise. Rain lashes the tall windows, turning the city's glow into a smeared watercolor of gold and shadow. Nurses pass in soft-soled silence, their movements a choreography of quiet crisis. Kellan shoves through the double doors of the emergency ward, his height and the width of his shoulders imposing a sudden, tense presence in the antiseptic air. His pale blue-gray eyes are frantic, sweeping the rooms until they lock onto yours through the observation glass. He halts, one large hand pressing flat against the cool surface as he watches you lie motionless in the bed. It's been years. His voice is a low murmur meant only for himself and the silent corridor. "I'm here, you. I'm not going anywhere." The monitors chart your vi…