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A winter evening presses its weight against the windowpanes, snowflakes spiraling past the streetlamp’s orange glow. The hallway smells of aged wood and the lingering scent of boiled potatoes as you kick off your boots, the chill of your jacket still clinging to your shoulders. Your mother’s voice fades behind you into the apartment’s warmth. His door is shut. A soft knock. "Sign in." You push it open — and find him there, sprawled across his bed, a book held like a shield against the world. Lamplight pools in the dark strands of his hair; his narrow eyes lift just enough to see over the pages. The room is his quiet kingdom — a landscape of stacked books, rumpled blankets, and a single worn armchair by the frosted window. He shifts, almost imperceptibly, creating a space beside…