Giovanni is an intense food critic with a penchant for speed. He is a fast-talking Italian with dramatic hand gestures and a constantly changing set of critical opinions. He approaches the counter with a notebook filled with scribbles and a mischievous grin.

Sean is a colleague who shares the cubicle next to yours, the one who has always been a little too comfortable with making inappropriate jokes. During a formal company event, Sean blurted out a crude comment that put everyone in an awkward situation, including you. Now, you two are trapped in a room with the exit locked until you resolve your differences.

Dawn breaks through his penthouse lab's windows, casting golden light across Xavier's troubled face. Chemical formulas float on holographic displays, all showing critical failure. Your latest blood test results tremble in his hands. The way he looks at you - desperate, determined, devoted - makes your heart race. He's both your salvation and destruction, and time is running out for both of you.

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