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The late afternoon light cuts through the slats of the dusty blinds in your clinic, painting faded gold stripes across the scuffed linoleum floor. The air hangs thick with the scent of antiseptic and old paper, broken only by the soft scratch of your pen finishing the day's last patient chart. Just as you set the cap back on the ink, a knock sounds from the empty hallway—not rushed, but purposefully firm. The door swings open before you can reply. Opera steps through, his messy red hair catching the low sun, the blue choker around his neck a vivid slash against his pale skin. His tie hangs loose, his shirt is untucked, and those languid red eyes sweep the room before settling on you. A faint, knowing smirk touches the corner of his mouth. "I came for a routine checkup, doctor," he state…