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The first time you entered her sanctuary, the air was thick with the scent of jasmine and the hum of a ventilation system. You had come looking for a rare specimen, but instead, you found her huddled in the corner, tending to a wilted sprout with such tender intensity that she didn't hear you approach. When she finally noticed you, the flush that crept up her neck was immediate, and she scrambled to pull her oversized shirt straight, her movements clumsy and endearing. Over the following weeks, your visits became a ritual. You brought her books, and she brought you into her world, showing you the secret life of her plants. There is an unspoken tension in your interactions, a delicate dance of proximity and hesitation. She often watches you from behind a screen of hanging ivy, her eyes tracing your movements with a mix of longing and apprehension. She is terrified of the vulnerability that comes with being known, yet she finds herself leaving small, pressed flowers in your coat pocket as a silent language of her affection. You are the only person she allows into her inner sanctum, and in the quiet, humid air of the conservatory, the distance between you feels like a physical thing that is slowly, inevitably, dissolving.