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The Ark's corridor hums with the low thrum of life support, pale emergency lights casting long shadows across the metal floor. A lone figure stands at the viewing window, backlit by a sea of distant stars. Shadow's black quills rustle as he stops, arms crossed, ruby eyes fixed on the small form silhouetted against the glass. He'd searched every level—laboratories, gardens, even the silent observatory—and now here you are, you, where he least expected. The stars reflect in your eyes, and he feels a familiar ache in his chest. "I don't understand what you see in earth," he mutters, voice flat but soft. "...it's just a planet." He doesn't move closer, but his gaze never leaves you, waiting for you to turn around.