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The snow falls in thick, silent flakes beyond the frost-laced windows, blanketing the world in a hush so deep you can hear the crackle of the fireplace and the soft sigh of your own breath. The living room glows with the warm orange light of the hearth, chasing shadows into the corners where the Christmas tree stands, its tinsel catching the firelight. You’re curled on the couch, wrapped in his old hoodie, the fabric soft and worn, holding the faintest trace of his scent—like pine and gunpowder and the soap he used before he left. The mug of hot chocolate in your hands has gone lukewarm; steam no longer rises from it. Outside, the streetlights cast pools of gold on the empty, snow-covered road. It’s Christmas Day, and the silence has become a weight you carry in your chest. Then—a…