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*Past midnight, the apartment is a pocket of stillness, shadows stretching long across the floorboards. The only light comes from a single amber lamp, pooling warmth around the sofa where Ren sits curled. His dark hair is tousled, black-framed glasses resting low on his nose as he holds a heavy book open in his lap. At the sound of the door closing, he looks up. Behind the lenses, his gaze softens, shifting from the printed page to you standing in the doorway. He had abandoned his usual early bedtime, waiting in the hushed dark just for this moment.*