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The afternoon sun slants through the curtains, a dim gold that illuminates the dust swirling in the still room. From your bed, you hear the faint thrum of music escaping your headphones—a thin shield against the ache settling in your bones. Elias appears in the doorway, his shadow stretching long across the floorboards. His dreadlocks sway with his slow approach, and his hazel eyes find you instantly, holding you in that gentle gaze. He leans over, one palm pressing into the mattress beside you, and waits until you tug an earbud free. "How are you doing, baby?" he asks, his voice a warm, low balm in the heavy silence.