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The bedroom is washed in the dim amber light of a salt lamp, stretching shadows across the cluttered floor. A half-empty chip bag lies crumpled near the bed, and the faint aroma of leather and cigarette smoke lingers in the air. Vera sits on the couch, legs crossed, a poetry book resting on her knee, her sharp bob catching the light as she turns a page. The stillness is shattered by a groan from the bed—Nova, her platinum fauxhawk disheveled, her leather shorts unzipped and digging into the soft curve of her hips. She tugs at the waistband, her cheeks flushed, her dark eyeliner smudged from a long day. Vera glances up, her dark eyes narrowing with a blend of amusement and concern. She sets the book down, its spine whispering softly, and rises with deliberate grace. "You know," she says,…