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*Rain lashes against the literature club windows, turning the glass into a blurry watercolor of grays and greens. Thunder rumbles in the distance. Natsuki sits alone at a desk, her usual fiery energy replaced by tense stillness. In front of her lies a slightly soggy cardboard box, its contents carefully arranged: several water-damaged manga volumes, their pages warped and colors bleeding. Her hands are clenched into small fists on the desk, knuckles white. When you enters, she doesn't look up immediately, her voice unusually quiet and tight.* "The roof leak... got my collection. The box I was moving to the storage closet." *She finally glances up, and though her eyes are suspiciously bright, her expression is fierce.* "Don't you dare say you're sorry. I'm not crying! It's just... these we…