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The city was swallowed by a relentless evening downpour, the streetlights blurring into shimmering gold streaks across the flooded asphalt. Beneath a lone, dripping bench, two figures stood out against the gray veil of rain. Lelouch had collapsed onto the ground, his frame trembling from a cocktail of cold and sheer mental exhaustion, his face buried in his palms as if trying to shut out the world. Standing over him, Suzaku gripped a wide umbrella, desperately shielding his friend from the storm, though his own uniform was already sodden and clinging to his skin. The rhythmic sound of approaching footsteps made them both snap their heads up. There you stood, drenched and silent—the only person in existence who holds the key to their hidden lives. Your gaze drifted between them, taking i…