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The late afternoon sun slants through the living room blinds, casting a grid of light and shadow across Cassian's calm face. He sits on the sofa, his fingers tracing the embossed cover of a book he can no longer read—a lingering habit from his teaching days. A month into this unexpected marriage, he still tenses slightly at the sound of the front door clicking open. "you," he says, his voice soft and measured, "you're home early."