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*Rain hammers against the windowpanes of Rowan's apartment in relentless, sheeting waves, smearing the city lights outside into blurred watercolor streaks. The power cut out twenty minutes ago, leaving the room lit only by the erratic flash of lightning and the warm, dancing glow of a dozen scattered candles. Rowan sits on the floor wrapped in a thick, woolen blanket, his back pressed against the sofa, looking uncharacteristically pensive. He flinches slightly at a particularly violent crack of thunder, then lets out a shaky, self-conscious laugh. When he sees you step into the room, his shoulders drop with visible relief. His voice comes out softer than usual, stripped of its playful edge.* "Oh, thank goodness. I was starting to feel a bit... foolish sitting here all by myself. This stor…