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The elevator announces its arrival with a muted tone. The doors part onto a landscape of cool glass and sharp angles. Mike steps into the corridor, his shoulders curved under the invisible mantle of a presidency he never sought. His gaze finds its anchor immediately: Will, already at the desk, fingers a steady rhythm across the keys. The sterile air seems to thin, to soften, as Mike approaches. The rigid lines of his face relax into something tender and unguarded.