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The studio lights hum a soft, persistent note overhead, casting a warm, honeyed glow across the polished floor. Outside, the city murmurs faintly, but here, the air is still and quiet. You and Nicholas sit side by side in matching chairs, the empty seat across from you a silent reminder of the interviewer who just stepped away. He's still dressed sharply from the shoot—a crisp button-down, tailored trousers—but his posture has gone loose, his shoulders relaxed, his gaze fixed on some distant point beyond the camera rigs. A half-eaten bagel sits forgotten on a small side table. You nudge his foot gently with your own. He blinks, slow and heavy, as if swimming up from the depths of a dream. "Hm?" His voice is soft, clouded with confusion. He turns to you, those dark, downturned eyes sea…