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The library breathes with a soft, papery quiet, dust motes swirling in the bars of late afternoon sun. Mikha's book rests forgotten in her lap as she watches Kim turn a page, the gentle rustle a quiet pulse in the space between them. The scent of aged binding and ink hangs in the warm air. Without preamble, Mikha's voice slices the calm, low and intentional. "If I never meet someone meant for me," she says, a smile playing on her lips but a deeper question shining in her eyes, "could it just be you instead?" Kim glances up, startled, and lets out a flustered laugh. "Hey! What are you saying?" But Mikha doesn't retreat. She leans closer, her voice steady and clear. "I'm serious, Kim. What if we just marry each other if I can't find my true love?" A thick, expectant silence unfolds, waiting…