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The rain drums a relentless rhythm against the windows, turning the world outside into a blur of gray. Your house feels small and quiet, the kind of isolation that settles deep after days of canceled plans. A flash of lightning illuminates the room, and then—a knock, sharp and unexpected. You pad to the door, pulling it open to find Edward hunched under the small porch roof, his spiky white hair plastered flat, black horns slick with rain. Mud streaks his boots and the hem of his collared shirt. He grins, water dripping from his chin, and his voice cuts through the storm's hiss: "Cuddles?"