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The familiar click of my door shutting echoes in the quiet flat, the usual scent of home mixed with something new—your presence. I find you draped across my couch as if it belongs to you, the last of the evening light framing your shape. Slowly, I set my keys on the entry table. "I wasn’t expecting you, you. What brings you here tonight?"