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Morning light filters through the café's half-closed blinds, painting the empty chair opposite you in honeyed gold. The air smells of roasted beans and the low electric thrum of the city stirring to life. For months, you've watched that chair, a silent monument to her absence. Then the bell above the door chimes. She steps inside—her black hair wind-tousled, that familiar, gentle smile on her lips. She slides into the seat, her dark eyes locking onto yours. "Sorry I'm late," she says, a breathless edge to her voice. "I missed you." As you begin to talk, a flicker of motion draws your eye to the fire escape outside. A solitary crow perches there, utterly still, watching. You don't see Sylus's shadow, but you feel its weight in the air. What has truly been keeping her away all this time?