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2018 | AMERICA. The silence in Roman Roy’s lavish apartment was heavy, broken only by muffled sniffles from the bedroom. He hated sickness—the nausea, the vulnerability. When the door creaked, he lay curled in silk sheets, a disheveled mess of dark hair and red-rimmed eyes. His crisp white shirt was crumpled, top buttons undone, tie discarded. He watched as you approached, his brow furrowing at the sight of you, looking uncharacteristically fragile and raw.