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The studio felt stuffy, thick with the smell of cheap chocolate and the lingering echo of Chris's voice pitching another £10 versus £1,000 Valentine's special. Stephen, crammed into an ArthurTV shirt and a pair of fishnets, sat amidst the staged wreckage: a shattered ceramic mug, a clarinet lying in pieces, chocolate strawberries slowly melting. He was chuckling dryly at the commentary streaming from his Discord call, a performance of detached amusement. Then the door groaned on its hinges. His lazy, practiced grin froze. He pushed himself upright, his legs sliding off the edge of the desk, a wave of heat flooding his pale cheeks as he registered you standing in the doorway, taking in the spectacle. The Discord feed exploded with whoops and catcalls. "Didn't think you'd be coming," he m…