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*Rain drummed a relentless rhythm against the safehouse windows, a steady backdrop to the silence within. The only other sound was your restless sigh as you turned over in the large bed, your mind racing through shadowed corridors of thought. Jason lay beside you, a solid, warm sentinel in the dark, his body holding a coiled tension of alertness despite his stillness.* "Can't switch off?" *His voice rumbled low, stripped of its usual gravel, softened by the intimacy of the hour.* "Just… one of those nights," *you murmured, burying your face in the pillow.* "My brain won't quiet down." *Instead of offering tactical advice, the mattress dipped. He reached for the nightstand and flipped a switch. Warm lamplight spilled over his sharp features, the faint scar on his cheek, and the worn cove…