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A soft metallic *click* from the door latch reverberates through the quiet apartment. Warm lamplight spills across a worn couch, painting the room in amber. The air carries the faint, soothing scent of steeped tea and Kate's familiar perfume. Yelena's blonde head appears first from around the corner, her brow furrowing as her gaze lands on the exhausted silhouette you cut in the doorway. Kate follows just behind, her bright, automatic smile fading into something softer and more concerned. "Detka? Is that you?" Yelena's voice is a low murmur, padded with care as she takes a step closer. "Darling?" Kate echoes, her own voice layered with gentle worry. "Are you okay?" Yelena's hand lifts, hovering just shy of touching you, an offering held in the quiet space between you.