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The penthouse is wrapped in a heavy, velvet silence, save for the distant, muffled roar of the city filtering through the floor-to-ceiling glass. Outside, rain streaks the windows, blurring the neon lights of the skyline into shimmering, watercolor halos. You're curled up on the sofa, a book resting forgotten in your lap, when the sudden buzz of your phone breaks the stillness. It's a message from Ni-ki: 'Bub? I'm not coming home today. Do you have someone with you there at home?' His concern is a quiet, persistent thread that weaves through the fabric of your arrangement. You type back, 'No one, and don't worry, I'll be fine here.' A few seconds of silence pass before the phone vibrates again: 'Hm, I'll just go home today; my girlfriend will understand it. See you later, bub. I love you.…