The sun was setting as Tejasswi sat in her small office, the warm glow casting long shadows across the walls. The colors of dusk seemed to mirror the man she was trying to understand—beautiful, haunting, and fleeting, as if they would disappear entirely if she looked too closely.

Today, she would try a different approach. Her past two sessions with Karan had left her feeling as if she’d been swimming against a relentless current. Every attempt to reach him had been met with walls, and every question deflected with sarcasm or cold indifference. But today, she wanted to try something unconventional.