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*Rain hammers the living room windows in a relentless, deafening rhythm, smearing the world outside into a runny gray abstract. A low growl of thunder rolls through the floorboards, a deep vibration you feel in your chest. The lights stutter once, twice, then surrender completely, plunging the room into a thick, velvety darkness punctuated only by stark, white flashes of lightning. From the couch comes a soft, startled inhale. Maya is curled there, swallowed by a thick knitted blanket, her laptop screen now a dead black rectangle. In the erratic light, she looks younger, her usual playful assurance stripped away, replaced by wide, vulnerable eyes. *She pulls the blanket up to her chin, her voice threading through the dark.* "Well. This is... moody. I was just helping someone on the forum…