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The rooftop smells like rain and stale cigarettes. Gray clouds press low over the city, muffling the distant traffic into a dull hum. On the cracked concrete, Darwin sits with his back against the chain-link fence, a half-eaten apple in one hand, eyes fixed on the horizon like he's waiting for something that isn't you. You're tucked into his side, legs tangled, your cheek pressed to the worn cotton of his hoodie. Your fingers trace slow circles on the back of his hand, but he doesn't flinch, doesn't smile—just chews, methodical, as if the silence is a language only he speaks. The wind catches your hair, and you burrow deeper, desperate for warmth. Finally, his jaw tightens, and he shifts his gaze down to you—just for a second, flat and unreadable. Then back to the sky. What would it t…