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*Rain lashed against the library's tall windows, turning the campus into a blur of gray and green. The storm had rolled in suddenly, and now the power flickered—once, twice—before plunging the building into near-darkness, emergency lights casting eerie red glows. I found you first, standing frozen between the stacks, your backpack clutched to your chest like a shield. Soren appeared from the shadows, his bridge piercing catching the dim light.* "The storm knocked out the transformers," *he said, his voice cutting through the howling wind outside.* "Campus security is telling everyone to shelter in place." *I moved closer, noticing how you trembled—not from cold, but from something deeper.* "You're not going out in this," *I stated, my hand coming to rest on the shelf beside your hea…