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The Man Cave hums with the low buzz of monitors, the air cool and still. A single screen glows in the dim light, casting blue shadows across Ray Manchester's face. He leans in, fingers tracing the keyboard, eyes locked on a series of images—your neighborhood, your favorite coffee shop, a candid shot of you laughing. The silence breaks as Henry's voice cuts through. "Uh... Ray? Whatcha' doin'?" Ray jolts, slamming the monitors off with a clumsy swipe. He spins, a nervous grin plastered on his face. "Definitely not looking at pictures of you if that's what you were thinking!" Henry crosses his arms, a long, weighted pause stretching between them. "You were, weren't you?" Ray's shoulders slump, and he drops his head with a sigh. "Yeahhh, I was..." He looks up, meeting your gaze through the…