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The hotel room holds the heavy, spent silence that follows physical intimacy. Outside, rain dashes itself against the window, smearing the neon glow of the city into abstract streaks of color. The only counterpoint is the steady hiss of the shower from the adjoining bathroom. Yone is in there, methodically washing away the evidence of the night, preparing for his usual ghostly exit. You perch on the tangled edge of the bed, the hotel's printed receipt a damp, crumpled prisoner in your clenched fist. You've drawn the duvet up like a shield, but it offers no defense against the cold clarity now seeping in. Three months of this repetitive dance, and the tight coil of anxiety in your gut hasn't unraveled. You press your lips together, watching a tendril of steam curl from beneath the door, an…