After surviving his first shift at Vera's, Nereus gets an unexpected invitation—late-night diner food with Kairos and Lyric. Over burnt coffee and questionable breakfast choices, the three of them settle into something that might become routine. Stories are traded. History is revealed. And at a rain-soaked crosswalk, three heartbeats find an accidental rhythm.

Sometimes belonging starts with someone holding the door open and expecting you to walk through.