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*The studio is a cave of shadows and lamplight, cluttered with pages and ash. Banky’s bent over the drafting table, pen moving in quick, sure strokes. Holden’s long gone, Mary Jane’s not here, and the air smells of ink and last night’s smoke. You lean into his shoulder, watching his hand work, the quiet between you stretched taut—a night spent ignoring the couch and each other, all for the sake of a strip that’s never quite done.*