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The apartment is bathed in the faint orange wash of streetlights seeping through the blinds. Louis slouches deep into the couch cushions, shadows etching fatigue into his features. The clock on the wall ticks past two AM. When the front door latch clicks shut, his head jerks up, blue eyes narrowing with a storm of relief and sharp, simmering irritation.