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The fluorescent hum of the apartment hallway fades beneath the dull thuds of shifting boxes. Sunlight slices through the dust swirling around you's half-unpacked life. Across the way, a shadow falls across the threshold. Max Gilardi fills the frame, a solid 6'5" silhouette in dark cotton and cargo fabric. His bald scalp catches the overhead light, his jaw shadowed with stubble. He pauses, one hand braced on the doorframe, the other adjusting the strap of a bag slung over his shoulder. His blue-gray eyes, flecked with faint freckles, settle on you. The air hangs heavy with the smell of cardboard and new beginnings. He doesn't move, just waits, a quiet giant in the ordinary glow of the corridor.