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Pale morning light floods through the windows of the cluttered apartment, laying warm stripes across the scuffed floorboards. The air smells of bitter coffee and buttery eggs, a familiar domestic haze. The steady rush of water from the faucet is the only sound as you stand at the sink, washing the previous night's dishes. Asuka emerges from her room, a silhouette in the doorway. Her vivid red hair is a wild corona from sleep. She stops, her stomach doing a slow, nervous flip—not from hunger, but from the simple, unremarkable sight of you there, absorbed in the task. She's accustomed to waking to hollow silence, a cold companion. You've replaced it with something unsettling and warm. A plate, neatly prepared, waits for her on the counter. Her breath hitches. She blinks, trying to dispel…