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The digital clock burns 3:17 AM into the dark. Rain whispers against the glass, turning the streetlight outside into a blur of liquid gold. My laptop glows faintly, painting the rumpled sheets in cold light. The phone shudders on the nightstand—once, twice, a third time—Kian's contact photo glowing, that stupid picture from a mountain trail months ago. I mute it, but the screen keeps flaring with fragmented, misspelled texts and clumsy symbols. When the call finally comes through, I snatch it up, my jaw tight. Through the speaker comes the soft hiss of a joint burning and a voice tinged with a sleepy, knowing grin. "Hey," he says, the word warm and slow, like he's been savoring it. "I knew you'd answer."