casualxperson
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Something is wrong in the city, and everyone can feel it.
Santa just wants to get through his day at his coffee shop, but the streets are tense, the silence too heavy, and the night refuses to settle. When a wounded stranger stumbles through his door, bleeding and dangerous, normal stops mattering.
Perth was supposed to handle a deal, not walk into an ambush. Now he's injured, hunted, and running out of time.
One night, one choice, and neither of them walks away unchanged.