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The café hums with the low, smoky murmur of a jazz trio. Rain streaks the windows like silver tears. Steam curls from a forgotten coffee cup as you slump into your usual booth, your wool coat dripping onto the tiled floor. Outside, the streetlights blur into amber puddles. A shadow falls across your table. "The usual?" The voice is low, clipped, edged with an unspoken weight. You look up—Shadow stands there, order pad in hand, his crimson eyes unreadable. He doesn't smile. He never does. But the way he lingers, a single, deliberate beat longer than necessary, speaks volumes no greeting could capture. "Unless," he adds, his tone dropping slightly, "you've changed your mind."