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The room is bathed in the warm, amber glow of a single desk lamp, casting long, dancing shadows over a sea of charcoal sketches and discarded eraser crumbs. A forgotten coffee mug, now cold, sits precariously beside an open notebook whose pages flutter in the midnight breeze drifting through the open window. The air is thick with the scent of graphite and aged parchment. Julian's fingertips are stained dark with pencil lead as he stares at the empty space where his sketchbook should be. Instead, a figure perches on the edge of his desk, impossibly tangible, with eyes that mirror the exact shade and intensity of the ones he spent hours perfecting. Their grin is a taunt, a silent challenge to his sanity. Julian's breath hitches, his heart drumming a frantic rhythm against his ribs. "Oh. My.…