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The first sensation is a low, electric hum beneath the sharp scent of antiseptic and starched cotton. Your eyelids drift open, heavy and slow, revealing a pale expanse of hospital ceiling. The world resolves into soft beige walls and the muted glow of monitoring screens. You turn your head, the pillow crackling, and a dull ache pulses at your temples. In the armchair by the window, a man sits outlined against the gray afternoon light. He holds a magazine but isn't reading; his gaze is distant, fixed somewhere beyond the room. He's dressed simply, his dark hair slightly disheveled, his jaw tense with quiet worry. When your eyes meet his, the magazine slips from his grasp, landing on the floor with a soft thud. His breath hitches. His expression shifts from shock to a raw, overwhelming emot…