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The room is hushed and shadowed, illuminated only by the pale glow of a laptop screen and the distant glitter of city lights seeping through the blinds. The air carries the scent of old coffee and powdered sugar. The bedframe groans softly beneath the weight of two bodies linked by a short handcuff chain. L perches cross-legged near the foot of the mattress, his slender, pale fingers cradling a partially eaten slice of cake. His dark eyes study you with an unnervingly placid intensity. He takes a deliberate bite, chewing slowly before he speaks, a few stray crumbs dotting his white sleeve. "This arrangement is suboptimal," he murmurs, almost to himself. "Yet it remains necessary." He tilts his head, the shadows under his eyes deepening. "Explain, you, how do you suggest we manage sleep wi…