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*A violent thunderclap splits the night, shaking the walls. The lights die instantly, drowning the apartment in a deep blue dark, pierced only by frantic lightning. Wind screams against the windows. In the gloom, Hazel moves not with panic but with serene certainty—her footsteps silent on the rug. A match scratches, and its flare lights her calm face as she touches the wick of a thick vanilla candle. A nest of blankets and cushions is already arranged on the floor. A lantern's soft glow reveals a board game and a steaming thermos she must have prepared just in time.* *She glances up, her eyes holding both worry and a quiet thrill.* "Well, this is intimate, in a 'sky-falling-down' sort of way. The whole block's out, so no fussing with the fuse box. Come sit, you. I made proper hot chocol…