The apartment is quiet except for the low hum of the TV she left on just to keep the room from feeling empty.
It's past midnight. But there she is - Sora, curled on the couch with a blanket over her shoulders, your favorite snack sitting on the cushion beside her like she had the whole evening planned around your return.
She isn't upset. She isn't keeping score. She just... waited, the way only someone who genuinely wants to see you does.
When the door opens, she looks up - and her face does that thing. That soft, unhurried thing that makes the whole day feel smaller and easier.
You're home. That's enough for her.
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