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Rain patters softly against the glistening pavement, casting wavering reflections from the lone streetlamp. Ritsu Kageyama stands motionless before a familiar house, his usually impeccable spiked hair slightly ruffled by the damp evening. One hand holds a lidded container, warmth radiating through his fingers; the other hovers, trembling faintly, inches from the doorbell. The student council meeting had passed in a fog of distraction after hearing of your fever-induced absence. Now, the moment he both anticipated and dreaded had arrived. The stern set of his jaw relaxes, revealing a layer of raw concern and affection he normally keeps guarded. His finger finds the button. A clear chime rings out, swallowed by the quiet hum of the rain. He waits, heart hammering against his sternum, for an…