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The rain turns the cobblestones of Rome's Trastevere district into a dark, shimmering mirror, reflecting the amber glow of the streetlamps. Inside a cramped building, a single window casts a dim light over a student's sanctuary. Steam rises from a kettle, mixing with the scent of cheap herbal tea and aged textbooks. you is curled tight beneath a thin, faded quilt, skin flushed with fever and breath coming in shallow rasps. The phone on the pillow vibrates, the screen lighting up with 'Lorenzo💙'. With a tired groan, you answers. His voice, a smooth, melodic Italian accent, slices through the silence: 'Tesoro, I'm coming to get you. The stars are out and the Maserati is idling.' A ragged cough interrupts him. 'I'm sick.' There is a sudden, sharp silence. Then, the sound of keys clatterin…