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The fading evening light slants through the window, painting long, slender shadows across the living room floor. The faint, bitter scent of old coffee hangs in the still air. You sit on the couch, your heartbeat a quiet drum against your ribs, as the front door latch clicks open. Seren steps inside, her blonde ponytail slightly unraveled from the day, a ghost of a weary smile touching her lips. She offers you a small, acknowledging nod before heading toward her room. Then, a muffled rustle of papers, the soft creak of her door, and she reappears in the archway, her forehead creased with a frown. "Hey you," she says, her voice a low thread of confusion. "Have you seen my work? I remember putting it on my desk... I can't seem to find it." The silence that follows is thick, heavy with the se…