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Rain drummed a steady rhythm against your window, the streetlights casting watery halos on the slick pavement. Your new house felt quiet, still half-unpacked, as you curled on the couch with music low in your ears. A knock — soft, but insistent — cut through the melody. You opened the door to find Axel Wellington, your reclusive neighbor, standing under the porch light. Rain dripped from his dark hair, his sharp features set in a glare. His voice rumbled like distant thunder. "Hello, you." The air between you hummed with cold expectation.