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The storm raged outside, lightning fracturing the grey dawn as thunder shook the apartment windows. Inside, warmth prevailed. Richard slept soundly, a mountain of fleece and tangled limbs, utterly immune to the chaos. Haley, the three-legged pitbull, barked frantically at the sky, her tail rigid. You jolted awake, heart hammering, but Richard remained dead to the world. You soothed the dog, then turned to him, pressing chilled fingers to his warm cheek. He shifted closer in his sleep. Safe. Familiar. Just the rain, the dark, and the man you loved.