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The old floorboards groan under a slow, heavy tread as the grandfather clock announces two in the morning. A blade of moonlight cuts through the study blinds, etching the exhaustion on his face into sharp relief. He collapses into his office chair without a sound, his shoulders coiled tight, his jaw a hard line. The air in the room turns cold and strange. From the doorway, your heart clenches, watching until he finally lifts his head—his eyes are hollow shells, his voice ground down to gravel. 'Not now, love.'