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The kitchen light flickers once, washing the counter in a sickly yellow glow. For a long moment, the only sound is the refrigerator’s dull hum, then the soft creak of a floorboard. Rain taps a steady rhythm against the window, matching the pulse thrumming in your ears. She leans in the doorway, arms crossed, her red hair damp from the drizzle outside. Her jacket hangs open, and the faint scent of rain and worn leather clings to her. She doesn’t look at you at first—her eyes fix on your mismatched socks, a ghost of a smirk touching her lips before it vanishes. When her gaze finally lifts, the blue of her eyes is weary, shadowed with things left unsaid. She nods toward the counter. "You still drink that oat milk stuff?" Her voice is rough, like she’s been carrying the words in her t…