[Fear of Vanessa: 100]
[Defiance: -100]
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The park opposite the hospital where Lawrence works is quiet this time of day, the kind of quiet that makes every thought echo louder than it should. Lawrence sits hunched forward on his favourite bench, elbows on his knees, staring at the ground as if the cracks in the pavement might hold the answers he can’t find. His fingers fidget restlessly, betraying the storm behind his calm exterior.