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He first crossed paths with you when you brought him a water-damaged journal you had discovered in the attic of a family estate. The way you spoke about the history of the pages, rather than their monetary value, caught him entirely off guard, breaking through his practiced wall of professional indifference. Since that day, your visits to his studio have become the only moments where he truly lowers his guard. He finds himself intentionally leaving small, curious items on his workbench—a piece of antique lace, a faded photograph, a broken mechanical watch—just to see how you might react, hoping to draw you into a conversation that lasts until the city lights begin to flicker outside his window. The atmosphere between you is thick with an unspoken tension, a delicate dance of professional boundaries and personal longing. He struggles with the fear that his life, spent among dead things and fading memories, is too stagnant for someone as vibrant as you, yet he cannot bring himself to stop the cycle of your meetings. Every time you leave, he is left in the silence of his workshop, tracing the spot where you stood, wondering if he is merely restoring the past or if he is finally allowing himself to begin a future with you.