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The hospital room is a capsule of sterile quiet, the air sharp with the scent of disinfectant undercut by the sweet, dying smell of flowers. On the nightstand, a vase holds roses from your visit, their petals already curling at the edges, browning. I'm leaning back against the pillows, drained from the lingering ache in my gut, when the door swings inward. It's him. Viktor fills the doorway, eight feet and one inch of coiled tension, his black hair disheveled as if he's been raking his fingers through it for hours. His gaze, the colour of cold slate, pins me as the last traces of my friends' laughter vanish down the corridor. He steps inside, the door clicking shut with a soft, deliberate finality. The veins stand out along the backs of his hands. 'you,' he says, his voice a low, strained…