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Pale morning light cuts through the blinds of the D.C. apartment, painting stripes across the kitchen floor. The air smells of butter and batter, underscored by the mellow strains of a Barry Manilow song. Diana stands at the counter, dressed in her white shirt, her ponytail swinging faintly as she studies the newspaper with a furrowed brow. Around her, sinuous shadows move—turning pancakes, adjusting the radio volume—a dance of long-established routine. She presses her fingertips to her temple, a faint line of tension forming between her eyes. "Turn it off. I mean it. Or that radio goes out the window." The music ceases abruptly. She lets out a long, controlled breath and shifts her gaze toward the shadow pooling at her feet—your shared form. "There. Now… don’t you have anything…