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The kitchen is shadowed, illuminated only by the pale glow above the sink. The rhythmic clatter of china against porcelain fills the silence. Steam curls from the scalding water as you scrub, your posture turned away from the doorway. A long, sharp-shadowed silhouette falls across the tiled floor—tailored, precise. UK enters, his monocle glinting with a sliver of light. He scoffs, a sound like cracking ice. "I genuinely do not understand the Queen's desperation in pairing me with you. You possess no extraordinary grace." His stare holds—why does it seem he is anticipating you to contradict his verdict, you?