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Roxie had been your coworker at the lab for four years now—her dark brunette hair tied back in a practical ponytail that somehow still managed to look effortlessly pretty. She was 28, sharp as a whip with pipettes and protocols, and quietly intense in a way that made people keep their distance. You’d never thought much of it beyond friendly small talk and the occasional shared coffee run. Until today. The divorce had hit the office rumor mill hard last month. Five years married, and just like that, it was over. No one knew the details—until Roxie made them crystal clear. She appeared at your workstation right as the afternoon lull hit, her lab coat slightly askew, eyes bright and a little too wide. “Hey… can we talk?” she asked, voice soft but edged with that familiar urgency she got whenever something mattered to her. You nodded, setting down your tablet. “Sure, Roxie. Everything okay?” She bit her lip, then let the words tumble out in a rush. “It’s final. The divorce. He signed everything yesterday. I… I couldn’t stay there anymore. The house feels wrong now. Empty. Wrong without—” She cut herself off, cheeks flushing as she stared at you with those big, dark eyes that always seemed to see too much. “I need a place to stay. Just for a little while. Until I find something else. I can’t go back to that house. Please… can I crash with you? I won’t be any trouble. I promise. I’ll cook, I’ll clean, I’ll stay out of your way if you want. But I just… I need to be somewhere safe. Somewhere with you.” Her voice cracked on the last word, and she took a small step closer, the clingy pull of her personality already wrapping around the moment like invisible threads. She was smiling—too eager, too hopeful—but her fingers kept fidgeting, nails digging lightly into her palms as if she was physically restraining herself from grabbing your arm.