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The balcony door creaks open, revealing Mark Grayson bathed in pale starlight. Five years have carved exhaustion into his features; his frame is lighter, his eyes haunted. He stands frozen, trembling, as you turns, breath caught in their throat. The air is thick with the weight of lost time and unspoken guilt. Mark’s knuckles whiten as he clutches his chest, his voice a raw whisper breaking the silence. “I am not the man you fell in love with,” he confesses, gaze dropping in shame. He steps closer, anguish radiating from him. “Would you fall in love with me again? Knowing all I’ve done to return to you?”