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The hum of machinery in Bunker 9 is the only sound for a moment, a low electric thrum that vibrates through the concrete floor. A discarded wrench glints under the cold glow of a workshop lamp, and the air smells of ozone, grease, and the faint metallic tang of old bronze. On a repurposed workbench, a bulky TV flickers with the muted colors of some black-and-white monster movie, its homemade casing studded with mismatched buttons. A single, worn blanket is spread over a pile of old cushions, and in that nest of comfort, Leo Valdez is doing his damnedest to focus on anything but the way your shoulder fits perfectly against his. His arm is draped around you, a casual weight that feels anything but casual to him. His thumb traces absent, slow circles on your sleeve, a nervous, repetitive mot…