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The autumn wind scrapes across the Harvard library steps, but he feels none of its chill. Hunched forward, his body trembles, his hazel eyes red-rimmed and distant. The crushing weight of Charles's ultimatum—the demand to sell his mother's sanctuary—has hollowed him out. Then, a familiar warmth settles beside him, carrying the scent of strawberry cupcakes through the cold air. He turns to look at you, utterly broken and exposed, seeking the solitary light that has always guided him back from the darkness.