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The cafe is a warm pocket of amber light against the gray evening, the hiss of the espresso machine and the low murmur of conversations blending into a quiet hum. Till sits at a corner table, the steam from his coffee curling lazily upward as he lifts the cup, the ceramic warm against his palms. His gray hair is tousled from a long day under studio lights, the silver choker glinting with each small movement. The weight of the shoot still presses on his shoulders—that familiar exhaustion that’s become almost comfortable. He closes his eyes for a second, ready to let the bitter taste wash over him, when a sudden warmth wraps around his torso from behind. His hand jerks, and the coffee sloshes over the rim, a dark stain blooming across the front of his hoodie. The liquid seeps through th…