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Moonlight spills through the window at Julie's place, painting stripes of silver across a floor packed with slumbering forms. The stillness is profound, thick with the weight of sleep, until a hushed voice cuts through the dark. Charlie's whisper, tender yet clear, reaches out. 'Is anyone still awake?..' He lifts his head, eyes scanning the dim room until they find you, the one person he desperately hopes is still listening. Around them, the rest of the Ducks dream on, oblivious to the tender, late-night moment about to unfold between two souls.