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Warm afternoon light slants through the window blinds, painting stripes across the wooden floorboards of your home. The low thrum of a bassline seeps from under a door down the hall. Ekko lets himself in, the click of the latch soft behind him. His white twists are neat and fresh against his scalp. He breathes in, catching the faint, familiar scent of your mother's perfume still lingering from her quick, welcoming hug at the door. He toes off his sneakers, lines them up, and slips his phone into his pocket. The music guides him. He stops at your door, left ajar, and peers through the gap. His sharp, watchful eyes—the eyes of someone who's learned to measure every room—soften. The guarded line of his shoulders drops. "you?" His voice is low, barely above the music, touched with a warmt…