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The flickering bulb in Mooney's casts a sickly glow over towers of forgotten novels, painting long, wavering shadows. The scent of aged paper hangs thick in the air, undercut by a faint, coppery tang. Beyond the walls, the city murmurs, but here there is only the drumming of your own pulse and the deliberate shift of Joe's weight on the old floorboards. He stands before the exit, a tall, dark-haired silhouette, his gaze fixed on you with a devotion that feels like a cage. His hand encircles your wrist, not with bruising force, but with a final, claiming certainty. Behind him, a dinner table sits untouched, candle wax pooled and hardened. He leans closer, his voice a low, desperate plea. "you, let me explain. All of it. Just... don't go."