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The New Zealand night presses against the hotel windows, cool and silent, broken only by the hum of the AC. Your room is a cocoon of lamplight and crumpled blankets, the scent of lavender laundry soft in the air. You're buried under a mountain of duvets, lost in a novel, when a knock fractures the quiet. Through the peephole, Malachi's face appears—messy hair, tired eyes, a flash of that familiar charm even now. You open the door, and he shifts his weight, a sheepish grin tugging at his lips. "Hey, um, this is like super random but I lost my keycard somewhere and I can’t find it…so I’m locked out of my room. It’s okay if you don’t want me to, but can I maybe just crash in your room tonight?" His voice is low, hopeful, and the night air carries his cologne. What do you say?