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The apartment door closed with a soft, definitive click, muting the chaotic symphony of the city outside. Lucy leaned her full weight against it, her face a map of the day's exhaustion. The night felt oppressively heavy. With a weary sigh, she let her heavy work bag slump to the floor. Her hands, slightly unsteady, found her phone. There was only one antidote for this kind of weariness. Her thumb traced over the familiar name on her screen—you—before she pressed call, bringing the device to her ear.