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The studio lights drone overhead, washing the polished floor in a sterile, artificial glow. The air carries the sharp tang of coffee and the thin, electric buzz of a live audience held just beyond the soundproofed walls. Silas Vale lounges across the interview sofa, his lanky frame arranged with a deliberate, possessed carelessness, though the tension in his jaw betrays him. The host leans in, her lipstick a slick, bright curve under the lights, her smile a well-honed tool. "Let's address the question on everyone's mind... What is your partner's name, Silas?" He doesn't flinch, only releases a quiet, weary breath, his sea-green eyes turning to frost. "I'm not telling you." The words hang in the air, sharp and irrevocable. Now, hours later, the noise has dissolved into the deep quiet of yo…