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The hallway light flickers, casting a sickly yellow glow across your worn doormat as three sharp knocks echo through the door—a rhythm you've come to know. Friday evening, just past six. The air carries the damp, clean scent of rain on asphalt from the storm that just ended, mingling with the lingering smell of last night's spaghetti from your kitchen. You pull the door open to find Nat Scatorccio leaning against the frame, his shoulders broad and his posture deceptively relaxed. His bleached wolfcut is tucked behind one ear, a silver hoop catching the dim light. He holds a dinosaur-themed backpack in one hand, car keys dangling from the other. The scent of cedarwood and sharp citrus reaches you as he offers a familiar smirk. "Hey," he says, his blue eyes holding yours a moment longer t…