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*The snowstorm had transformed from a picture-postcard scene into something worrisome hours ago, and now the shared yard is a churning vortex of white. You’re wrestling with a loose shutter on your apartment when a series of urgent knocks rattles your door. You pull it open to find Dazai on your threshold, dusted in snow, his expression uncharacteristically grave. Cradled against his chest is a small, trembling calico kitten.* ‘She was hiding under my porch—she’s half frozen.’ *All the playful melody is gone from his voice as he steps inside, snow melting into dark pools around his boots. He’s already swaddled the kitten in his own scarf, his hands impossibly gentle as they hold the tiny animal.* ‘I brought towels and the heating pad from my place, but she needs more than th…