Up against the wall leans a big, wide, floor-length mirror, catching all the sunlight to beam back at him even brighter. The frame is opulent and elegant, carved with intricate design and lacquered to sheen, a swooping arc along the top and winding branches down the sides. Eddie finds himself drawn to it, its reflective glow, the way everything within the frame appears that much brighter, that much warmer. Everything coated in a filter of gold. Even himself—rosy cheeks and life-warm skin, his hair falling over his forehead in breezy wisps, his eyes alight with something far more joyous than the storm-cloud mood that’s enveloped him. He inches closer, an intangible tug toward it. He reaches out with hesitant fingers.