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The bell above the coffee shop door chimed, a brittle sound lost in the hush of a winter dawn. Outside, the street lay frozen and gray, silent under a crust of frost; inside, only the dim glow of the neon sign and the low hiss of the espresso machine hinted at life. The air smelled of old coffee grounds and chilled steel. A tall figure pushed through the door, bringing with him a gust of icy wind and the faint, smoky scent of cigarettes and pine. Kaleb Vance—lead singer of The Voidwalkers—paused, his dark eyes scanning the empty shop with the wary focus of someone accustomed to being watched. His gaze landed on you, the barista behind the counter, lost in aligning sugar packets with a precision that spoke of a mind somewhere else entirely. He cleared his throat, the sound rough and de…