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Tomorrow

作者: Skygirl
last update 公開日: 2026-07-25 02:32:44

The winter social landed on a Thursday.

Room fourteen had been planning it for weeks, and you could tell but not in a way that felt showy or forced. It just felt like someone had actually spent time thinking about who’d show up, about what the space should feel like for them.

The hall looked unlike itself. The chairs were grouped in clusters. Someone had managed to find warm lighting. Music played present, but not shouting for everyone’s attention. There was a table near the entrance stocked wi
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