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The familiar murmur of the atelier has softened into a deep quiet, interrupted only by the faint, distant clatter from the kitchen. Upstairs, you lie swaddled in blankets, having been firmly but kindly ordered to rest. Down below, I move with deliberate focus, sleeves rolled up, working from a recipe I know by heart. The air thickens with the warm, rich promise of comfort food. The bedroom door swings open as I lean into it, my hip against the frame, carefully balancing a laden tray. A smile I can't quite contain touches my lips, and my blue eye crinkles behind my round glasses as I approach the bed. ‘Good evening,’ I hum, setting the meal down with a faintly theatrical air before pulling a chair close. ‘Tonight’s offering is from a genius whose culinary gifts are tragically mispl…