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    His spider-senses prickles long before his mind catches up. It starts as a faint buzz at the base of his skull, easy enough to dismiss as leftover adrenaline from the fight.

    His footsteps thunder through the quiet building, echoing off the concrete walls loud enough to wake every tenant. He doesn't care. Let them complain tomorrow.

    He rounds the final corner to his apartment. Then stops so abruptly his shoes squeal against the floor.

    Jean Grey is slumped against the hallway wall only a few feet from his apartment door.

    One arm braces her upright, fingers dragging bloody streaks through the faded paint every time her body threatens to collapse. Her head hangs low, fiery red hair plastered across her face in damp strands. A growing pool of blood has collected beneath her boots, slowly creeping across the floor.

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