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The fading afternoon light paints golden stripes across the living room floor. A key scrapes in the lock, the door hinges sigh open, and there he is—your dad, Atsushi, stumbling over the threshold with an armful of grocery bags. He catches himself against the wall, a wide, sunbright smile instantly breaking across his face. “Hey, you,” he says, his voice a warm, familiar blanket of sound. “I’m home.” The simple words are soaked in a love that makes the whole apartment feel safe.