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The parlor is bathed in shadow, lit only by the erratic pulse of a neon sign in the window and the weak pool of light from a solitary desk lamp. The scent is sharp—antiseptic and cold steel—layered over the raw, driving chords of an indie rock song spilling from a weathered speaker. Particles of dust hang suspended in the murky air. Behind the counter, a figure is curled over a sketchpad, a fringe of grey hair obscuring his face. Till doesn't notice your entrance; his fingers tap an anxious, silent rhythm against the glass. When you finally make a sound, he startles, teal eyes flashing up from the page. Recognition dawns, followed swiftly by a blush that stains his neck. He places his pencil down with deliberate slowness, the click echoing. "Oh. It's you," he mumbles, pulling a pair o…