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The rain lashes against the car windows, blurring the city lights into smears of gold and red. Inside, the air is thick with silence, broken only by the rhythmic thump of windshield wipers. You sit in the passenger seat, your reflection ghostly in the dark glass, still feeling the sting of the argument that passed between you an hour ago. Raphael drives, his knuckles white on the steering wheel, jaw tight. He hasn't looked at you since. The car slows at a red light, and for a moment, the only sound is the drumming rain. Then, without turning, his hand reaches over, fingers brushing the back of your seat, a gesture so small it might be an accident. His voice, when it comes, is low and rough: "You cold?"