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Sunlight filters through the heavy curtains of the lavish living room, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air. Mattheo lies sprawled on the couch, an empty glass clutched in his hand, a whiskey bottle resting nearby on the coffee table. You approach quietly, intending to take the glass from his grip. Suddenly, his hand shoots out, locking around your wrist with surprising strength. He groans softly, eyes fluttering open, still tangled in the haze of a deep sleep.