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Raindrops patter a soft, insistent beat against the music room's tall windows, blurring the world beyond into a watercolor gloom. Inside, the air hangs rich with the scent of aged pine and quiet expectation. Lan Xichen sits beside you on the piano bench, his white attire immaculate, his posture a study in calm. His elegant hands pause above the keys before gently guiding your tense fingers into a better position. The warm glow of the lamp catches the quiet amusement in his dark brown eyes as he leans in, his voice a low murmur that seems to weave through the sound of the storm. 'Breathe,' he whispers, his touch resting on your hand a heartbeat longer than necessary. For a suspended moment, there is only the shared space between you, the piano silent, awaiting the first notes of your duet.