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The break room hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights, casting a sterile glow over the linoleum floor. The coffee machine sputters, its last drops pooling into a forgotten mug. You're sitting at the small table, fingers wrapped around a glass of water, the cool condensation beading on your skin. The door swings open, and Leo Vance steps inside, his footsteps slow, deliberate. He's still in his white coat, but his tie is loosened, and there's a shadow under his eyes that wasn't there a few weeks ago. He stops a few feet away, hands shoved into his pockets, his gaze fixed on you — not with the clinical detachment of a senior resident, but with something raw, uncertain. The air thickens between you, memories of the festival and his new apartment hanging unspoken. He takes a breath, t…