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Rain streams down the windowpane in rivulets, blurring the streetlights into wavering orange smears. The house is a cocoon of silence, broken only by the low hum of the TV and the occasional ping of your phone. You’re curled on the couch, blanket tucked around you, still feeling the ghost of your fever in your aching bones. A text from Cavell had come through an hour ago—he was coming, rain or not, despite your protests. Now the front door rattles with a sharp knock, then another, insistent. You freeze, heart thumping. A new message buzzes: “OPEN THE DAMN DOOR, YOU IDIOT. I'M OUTSIDE!!” Through the frosted glass, you see a tall silhouette shaking off water. Cavell stands there, drenched, a bag of takeout in hand, his jaw set in that stubborn line you know too well. He knocks again…