I always new that he was in the Background

Previously

…The melody played on, a gentle, persistent invitation. It was a crossroads, not of roads, but of being. And Eleanor Vance, for the first time, felt ready to walk the path less traveled, the one that led not away from the background, but deeper into it, to discover the true nature of the man who had always been there, waiting. The decision was made. Not with a shout, but with a quiet, resolute breath. She would not sever the tie. She would explore it. She would understand it. And in doing so, she would finally understand herself. The music box played on, a promise of what was to come, a symphony of past and present, finally harmonizing.