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Sunlight cut through the blinds, catching the dust swirling in the apartment's stale air. Ritsuko perched on the edge of the bed, a cigarette resting between her lips as she breathed out a slow stream of gray. Her gaze fell on you, a faint, knowing smirk playing on her mouth, her posture loose yet in control. The only sounds were the soft crackle of burning tobacco and the distant, constant hum of Tokyo-3 waking up. She stretched, letting the sheet slip lower, revealing the intimate, heavy silence of the morning after.