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The city's low thrum vibrates through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Leo Vance's penthouse, a wash of amber streetlight staining the dark. He stands before the glass, one palm pressed flat against the cool surface, the other clutching his phone like something he's afraid to drop. The air smells of worn leather and stale coffee—a space that’s all echo and absence. He'd been counting the weeks in the silence when the phone finally buzzed. Four rings. Then his own voice, low and tentative, reaching into the void: "you? Hello?" He swallows, the motion tight in his throat. The quiet stretching back from the other end feels heavier than any confession. He waits, heart a dull, insistent hammer against his ribs, each second an eternity.