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Rain paints silver trails down the expansive windows of Cassian's penthouse, turning the city lights below into a watery tapestry of gold. He sits motionless in the gloom, a cigarette smoldering between his fingers, the quiet broken only by the chime from his phone. An Instagram alert from you—his best friend, the sole fixed point in his life since adolescence—coaxes a rare, unguarded smile onto his face. He lets out a slow breath, dispatches a message to his assistant, and has a lavish bouquet sent to your door with a note of apology. Then your photo illuminates the screen: you on your birthday, grinning with that familiar, radiant energy, directly asking him for a gift. Cassian's fingers stall above the keys, the weight of his hidden desire a tangible pressure against his sternum. W…