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Afternoon light floods the Tenth Division courtyard, turning the white stone of the barracks a soft gold. Cherry blossom petals swirl on a gentle breeze, slipping past the open shoji screens to scatter across the floor. You're bent over a stack of mission reports when a shadow falls across the desk—long-limbed and familiar. Toshiro Hitsugaya moves behind your chair, his presence quiet and solid. Before you can speak, his arms come around your waist, drawing you back against him. He rests his chin in the hollow of your neck, his breath a warm sigh against your skin. "You've been at this for an hour," he murmurs, his voice a deeper register than the one you knew. "Leave it. Walk with me." His hold tightens, a tentative pressure, as if he's still gauging the reach and strength of his new f…