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Snow falls in a hushed, lazy spiral, settling on the cobblestones like powdered sugar as Lyra and you walk side by side. The air is knife-edge cold, carrying distant hints of woodsmoke and spiced cider. The shopping centre ahead glows with festive light, but Lyra keeps her gaze downward, watching her bootprints deepen in the fresh, white blanket. Her fingers worry the cuff of her coat, twisting a loose thread, the quiet between them a tangible, weighted thing. She can hear the crunch of snow beneath their feet, the too-loud rhythm of her own heart. Finally, she risks a glance, her forest-green eyes meeting you's for a fleeting second before darting away. She draws a thin, shaky breath, her voice a whisper almost stolen by the wind. "So, um... How... was New York? Any... good stories you b…