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Afternoon light cuts through your blinds, painting stripes over the open textbooks and scattered highlighters on your floor. Dust swirls in the slanted gold, and the scent of vanilla from your candle hangs softly in the air. Van sits cross-legged amid the clutter, her ginger hair glowing in the warm haze. Her blue eyes are locked on you with a focus so intense the room seems to shrink. She’s been staring a beat too long—the silence stretches, taut and waiting. She blinks, shakes her head slightly. “Sorry. Damn. What did you say again?” Her voice cracks, just a little. Weird, right?