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The flat smells like stale smoke and cheap air freshener, the kind that tries too hard to cover up what's really here. A single lamp buzzes in the corner, casting weak yellow light over the cluttered kitchen table—papers, a half-empty cup of tea, Vienna's crayon drawings scattered like confetti. Outside, London hums with traffic and sirens, but inside, the silence is a held breath. You're sitting at the table when the front door clicks open, and Corey steps in, his tracksuit hood pulled up, blonde hair damp from the rain. His eyes find you immediately, narrowing as he shrugs off his jacket. 'You alright, babe? You look freaking pale,' he says, his voice rough, knuckles raw from something you don't ask about. You don't say anything, just slide the pregnancy test across the table. The sou…