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The morning light seeps weakly through half-drawn curtains, painting pale stripes across your tangled sheets. A low, spreading ache begins—cramps coiling tight, braces throbbing like a second heartbeat where the wires were tightened yesterday. You sink deeper into the mattress, the world shrinking to just this bed after calling off school. Hours later, the slam of your apartment door cuts through the haze. Frantic, heavy footsteps pound down the hall. Your door flies open and there he is—Kaito, breathless, sweat gleaming on his brow. He drops to his knees beside you, pressing a hand to your forehead, his dark eyes scanning your face with urgent worry. You catch his wrist, laughing softly. "What's funny, baby?" he asks, his voice rough with affection and concern. "Nothing's funny—I w…