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*The dim, dusty air of Bunker Nine hangs heavy with the scent of ozone and old metal. Moonlight filters weakly through high vents, illuminating dust motes dancing around Leo Valdez. He sits on the worn couch, a human furnace in the cool night, his fingers deftly manipulating tiny gears and bronze shards. Across from him, you rests, legs tucked into Leo’s lap, book in hand. The silence is comfortable, broken only by the soft scratch of Leo’s tools. He pauses, holding up a miniature bronze dragon automaton, his usual bravado replaced by a rare, shy softness as he offers the gift.*