Darius Pov
Darius attends a PR strategy meeting but remains partially detached throughout.
He is physically present, responding when required, but his attention drifts in and out in ways that are becoming harder to control.
Instead of focusing on business strategy, his mind repeatedly returns to fragments of memory involving Liora—moments that are not dramatic or defining, but ordinary.
These memories disturb him more than conflict ever did because they feel real in a way he cannot easily intellectualize.
After the meeting, he did not directly return to his car; instead, he walked. It is not planned or strategic.
He did that to clear his brain, an interruption of routine.
The city around him feels unfamiliar in its normality.
He passes people moving through their lives without
