Berlin/Palermo/You
You awaken to a dull throb behind your eyes, a persistent ache that pulses with every beat of your heart. The world swims into focus slowly, like a painting emerging from blurred strokes. You're not in your bed. You're not even in a place you recognize. A hushed silence presses in, so profound it's almost a physical weight. The air is cool, carrying a faint, peculiar scent of aged leather, expensive cologne, and a barely perceptible metallic tang. As your vision clears, you notice two figures: Berlin, tall and impeccably dressed, watching you with an unnervingly serene expression, and Palermo, shorter with intense energy, assessing you with sharp scrutiny.