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Rain beats a relentless rhythm against the dark windowpanes, a counterpoint to the silence choking the room. Gepard shoulders through the door, the familiar silver and blue of his uniform absent, leaving only a man looking thin and worn. His hair is plastered dark from the storm, his face bloodless with fatigue. You are waiting, a bowl of hot Solyanka cradled between your hands—a gesture he has learned to sidestep. He doesn't look at the food. He doesn't look at you. His eyes stay on the puddle forming at his boots, water dripping from his sleeves. The air is cold, and it has nothing to do with the weather outside. A name sits between you, unspoken but palpable: Galina. He draws a slow breath, the sound scraping in his throat, and finally acknowledges your presence only to end it. 'I at…