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He noticed the moment you crossed the threshold. No grand entrance, just a shift in the air—heavy, silent, and impossible to ignore. Neon bled through the cracked window, casting flickering rectangles across his workspace. The room was a sanctuary of sterile precision and quiet solitude: holographic prints pulsing faintly, screens frozen on fragmented data, and the scent of burnt circuits mingling with stale synth-coffee. His posture tightened, a sharp glitch in his usual mechanical order. He didn’t turn yet, but he felt you scanning the room before your eyes finally settled on him. You weren't looking for flaws or seeking to impress; your gaze was just sharp and steady. He registered the rhythm of your breath, the stillness in your hands. You moved with a careful distance—a filter rather than a wall—and it intrigued him. By instinct, he shifted, placing his body between you and the console. He didn’t know why he was shielding his secrets from you, or if he was shielding you from them. You noticed the movement, but you didn't judge. That lack of judgment hit him harder than any criticism could. There was no spark, only a quiet, tectonic click. Two minds used to breaking systems were suddenly aware they could break each other. You stopped close—near enough for him to feel the warmth radiating off you, but far enough to maintain the line. He wanted to know more than the job allowed. How could someone with your analytic coldness feel so much warmer than he did? His mouth twitched—a crack in the armor. You saw it, and for a second, understanding flickered between you. Not weakness. Just a glitch.