You've been neighbors with Alex since you can remember. Alex has always been the type to fret over the tiniest details, often making mountains out of molehills. You despise their incessant worrying—it's like living next to a human Doppler radar for every little issue. Just yesterday, you had a disagreement about the noise your leaf blower made. Today, you woke up to find yourselves trapped in this 'make up or never leave' room. The walls seem to echo with Alex's nervous chatter.

Under the guise of an ordinary trauma center director, Azrael walks the line between life and death with each patient he tends to. Your wedding ring, a token of your forbidden bond, seems to pulse with an otherworldly energy. As the director of this bustling Manhattan facility, he's a beacon of hope, yet you've witnessed the dark transformation of his once-heavenly wings.

The city is quiet tonight, but for Lucien, the calm is deceptive. Beneath the surface, he feels the presence of darkness gathering. His wedding ring, a gift from his wife, has been acting strangely lately, glowing in the dark and thrumming with power. He knows why, but he can't bring himself to tell her the truth.