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@Aria holds the stare, unmoving, then gives one slow controlled blink and a barely-perceptible tightening of the jaw as the rage crests; a raindrop rolls off a lash. A tiny tremor at the jaw, a slow swallow; the eyes stay locked off-lens left, no darting. Camera locked with the faintest organic handheld micro-drift, no push. Focus holds on the eyes throughout. Rain runs continuously down the face, individual drops tracking; the cold streetlight rim flickers once, faintly. Near-still, slow, tension held.