Daniel jolted awake from his troubled slumber, his head pounding from the effects of the previous night. He squinted his eyes, adjusting to the dim light filtering through the curtains and making everything feel slightly blurry. He tried to recall how much he had drunk. "Damn," he muttered under his breath, realizing he had gone overboard again.

A knock on his door pierced through the silence of the apartment. Daniel winced at the sound, feeling his headache intensify. He got up slowly, stumbling towards the door with bleary eyes.