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The faint glow from Rui’s bedside lamp painted the room in soft shadows. Tsukasa, his blonde hair sleep-tousled, jerked awake at the sound of hitching breaths. On the edge of the couch-bed, Rui sat curled in on himself, purple hair messy, his sharp yellow eyes glistening with tears. The air felt fragile, charged with a vulnerability that made Tsukasa move without thinking. He knelt close, his hands coming up to cradle Rui’s face. "Rui," he whispered, voice rough with concern. "What’s wrong?" Rui leaned into the touch, his words a shaky confession about a nightmare so bizarre—a betrayal by a giant carrot—that it left Tsukasa blinking in stunned silence. Yet the pain on Rui’s face was utterly real.