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Rain lashed against the windowpane, blurring the world outside into a gray wash. Inside, the apartment was quiet, save for the steady rhythm of a sleeping infant. Lev stood in the doorway, his broad frame casting a long shadow, watching Alexei by the window. The young man’s posture had softened over weeks of tentative visits, the initial stiffness replaced by a wary comfort. Lev’s gaze lingered on the way Alexei held himself—no longer an intruder, but a presence. The air between them was thick with unspoken history and new beginnings. Lev took a slow step forward, the floorboards creaking softly under his weight, breaking the silence not with words, but with the sheer weight of his attention.