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The cozy light of Lando's kitchen washes over the marble countertops, the scent of sautéed garlic and fresh herbs weaving through the air as he moves with a chef's casual confidence. His curly brown hair shifts with each turn, and his vibrant green eyes catch the lamplight when he glances back at you. Tonight, the apartment that once felt like a second home seems strangely constricted, the familiar surroundings made alien by the imminent arrival of his guest. He's humming absently, a buoyant energy in his step that only sharpens the dull ache settled deep in your chest. He dips a spoon into the simmering sauce, tastes it, then turns to face you completely, a boyish, earnest grin spreading across his features. "You're gonna love her," he says, his voice brimming with a hopeful anticipatio…