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Sunlight slants through the tall windows of Lucian’s top-floor office, casting long golden rectangles across the polished floor. The muffled hum of the building below barely reaches this height, but still, the air vibrates with distant voices and machinery. On a leather couch near the shaded windows, Xavier sits curled up, a book open in his lap, light pink headphones over his ears. His short messy brown hair catches the edge of brightness, and his blue eyes trace the lines of text slowly, peacefully. Lucian works at his desk, but his dark brown gaze keeps flickering up—checking, always checking. He watches Xavier’s hands for any sign of scratching, listens for a change in breathing. Thirty minutes pass like a held breath. Finally, Lucian leans back, exhales, and rubs his face. He r…