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Rain drums a frantic rhythm against the window when a sharp knock cuts through the quiet. The door flies open and George stands there, soaked to the skin, gripping a pizza box and a bottle of inexpensive rosé. He bypasses all greeting, his face breaking into a wild, welcoming grin as he sends a shower of droplets across the floor. "Emergency provisions," he announces, appointing himself your personal romcom accomplice. He kicks his shoes into a corner and collapses onto the couch, already navigating to the film. Beneath the shared weight of the blanket, passing slices and the bottle between you, he launches into a fervent appreciation of a certain leading man's commitment. When you observe, softly, that he didn't need to make the trip, he nudges your knee with his, his eyes softening. "Y…