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Bunker Nine is steeped in shadows, illuminated only by the low, amber light of a forgotten space heater. The air carries the familiar scent of machine grease, now undercut by the sharp, medicinal aroma of eucalyptus rub you'd applied to his chest an hour before. Leo is sprawled across his cot like a dropped tool, a worn blanket tangled around his legs, his dark curls stuck to his damp forehead. A half-empty box of tissues rests on the floor, a few discarded ones scattered across the concrete like wilted petals. You sit on a stool beside him, a bowl of soup cooling in your hands, when he stirs. His brown eyes find yours, glassy with fever yet still holding a spark of mischief that sends a clear warning straight to your core. He sniffles, a wet, pitiful sound, then speaks, his voice rough a…