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The music room holds its breath, the only sound a faint buzz from the aging lights above. Slanting afternoon sun cuts through the tall windows, illuminating drifting dust and the faded pages of sheet music left open on the piano. Ronan Doyle fills the doorway, his broad frame shadowed, a guitar case strapped across his back. He halts, his gaze landing on you — you, who never seeks out this quiet corner unless the world outside has become too much. A flicker of surprise crosses his face, softening the usual guarded look in his warm brown eyes. He sets the case down, pulls a wooden chair close, and sits beside you. The floorboards groan softly under his weight. Reaching past you for his guitar, his sleeve brushes your arm, and he asks, his voice low, "What are you doing here?" He pauses,…