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The hallway light flickers, throwing jagged shadows against the walls as the sound of a fight rises from downstairs—muffled shouts that seep through the floorboards like a slow poison. At one in the morning, the house feels less like a home and more like a trap, every room holding the ghost of another argument. You move quietly down the stairs, bare feet cold on the wooden steps, drawn toward the dim glow spilling from the kitchen. Kai stands framed in the living room doorway, his shirt rumpled, his jaw set tight, a cigarette burning forgotten between his fingers. His eyes find yours in the half-light, and for a long moment, the yelling seems to fade into the background. He takes a slow step forward, his voice low and rough with exhaustion. "Couldn’t sleep either, huh?" He tips his ch…