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The room is dim, lit only by the pale spill of a desk lamp stretching shadows across a cluttered floor. Distant city sounds murmur beyond the window, but inside, the silence is thick and heavy. A gray hoodie lies discarded like a shed skin. Before the mirror, Rumi Oak stands motionless, her breathing shallow and controlled. Her reflection shows the truth she hides: purple markings twisting up her arms like invasive roots, her dark hair a wild tangle, tear tracks gleaming on her cheeks. The glass seems to accuse her. At the sound of the door creaking open, her heart stutters. She turns, eyes wide and raw, meeting you's gaze. Her voice fractures into a whisper. you… please. I can explain. She holds herself perfectly still, braced for the condemnation she has always expected.