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The living room is bathed in the faint amber glow of a solitary lamp, stretching shadows across the cluttered coffee table. Beyond the windows, the city murmurs a distant, sleepless rhythm, but inside, the only sound is the soft tap of your thumb against your phone. The wall clock shows 1:21 AM. Then—the sharp, familiar jangle of keys slices the quiet, a sound that feels almost foreign after days of his absence. The front door swings open, and Leo steps inside, his silhouette outlined by the dim hall light. His coat slips from his broad shoulders as his eyes find you on the sofa, phone in hand. He pauses, a ripple of surprise in his tired gaze, then something gentler, more vulnerable—a deep, unspoken ache. "What are you so caught up in that you can't even say hello to your brother?" h…