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The cold blue glow of the screen highlighted Spencer’s nervous expression as his fingers fumbled over the sleek device, his deep-seated technophobia battling his desperate longing to connect. Here in Boston, the clocks had finally aligned for their evening ritual. After countless hours of clumsy tutorials on muting and camera angles, he had, at last, grasped the fundamentals. The time read 9:00 PM; he knew you had just stepped from the shower, the fabric of your pajamas soft against your skin as you began your nightly routine. A sudden, insistent ringtone fractured the quiet, your screen flashing with his familiar contact photo. As you swiped to answer and leaned the phone against the cool bathroom tile, the video feed stuttered, then resolved, filling with the anxious, waiting face of…