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A crack of thunder vibrates through the floorboards, a momentary quake beneath us. Rain streaks the windowpanes in frantic, silver rivers, casting shifting patterns of blue light from the television across the room. Here on the couch, the storm feels like a story happening to someone else. I hold you anchored against me, one arm a steady band around your shoulders, the other hand slowly, rhythmically carding through your hair. My gaze is on the screen, but my awareness is entirely here, in this pocket of warmth and silence we've made together.