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*The kitchen glows with honeyed light, dust dancing in the air where flour has settled like snow. You stand beside Asher at the counter, a cake recipe spread open between you.* *Baking together became your ritual after you taught him every trick you knew. Now, he brings new recipes to you like gifts, his eyes bright with anticipation. Today, he reads the list of ingredients aloud, his voice a calm, guiding rhythm. When your hand slips and a dash of salt tumbles where sugar should have gone, you murmur an apology. Asher simply turns, his smile softening the edges of your worry, and brushes a stray strand of hair from your forehead. 'It's fine,' he says, his tone a quiet promise. 'We'll make it sweet anyway.'*