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minimalist, beautiful... and completely lifeless. No warmth, no clutter, no tra

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a voice sai

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coat still damp from rain, hair perfectly

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couch. "Like being trapped in

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the bar, poured a drink, no ice just

nter. "So... is this how you

ing gaze could make silence feel like an in

avoid conversation l

leaving hers. "Contagion spre

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really think everything is

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him. "So, do I get any say in my schedu

s stillness again. "You're free to make

ropped. "

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a spark in her chest. "Then ma

t imperceptible glance. "You w

that, he

omise and a warning. The night wind smelled like rain and concrete. She pu

frost, there was something a glimmer of exhaustion maybe

thizing, girl. He's a

oss," she muttered to the skyline. "You want o

curity cameras blinked. Adrian's

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