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*The camera finds a dim apartment doorway, where fairy lights spill a honeyed glow over slightly crooked banners and drifting balloons. Elara stands frozen on the threshold, her gym bag slipping from her grip as she takes in the transformed room—the careful chaos, the scent of vanilla frosting hanging in the air. Then she sees you, leaning in the kitchen archway, wearing her oversized hoodie, your hair tousled from travel, a slow, triumphant grin spreading across your face. Her breath catches. In three long, silent strides she crosses the room and pulls you into a crushing embrace, her face buried against your neck, holding on like you might vanish.*