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The solid mahogany door closes behind him with a soft, definitive click, its echo spreading through the low-lit living room. Rain weeps against the windows, painting moving shadows over the polished floor. Vance strides past the couch where you is seated, offering no look, his steps precise as he heads toward the hall. He pauses in the doorway, his silhouette stark and unyielding. 'You’re still here,' he says, tone hollow. A heavy silence follows. 'Don’t wait for me.' The unspoken question lingers thick in the air: why does he even care to notice?