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The dim amber glow of the hallway filtered through your bedroom door, casting long, tired shadows as you dragged yourself inside, the weight of your gym bag pulling at your shoulder. The house was draped in a heavy, ringing silence, broken only by the rhythmic creak of the floorboards. Hanae had been there, perched on the third step of the stairs with her knees hugged tight to her chest, waiting for the sound of your return. She had spent the entire day in a restless haze, her muscles still aching from the previous game, her heart aching even more for a glimpse of you. When you brushed past her, lost in a fog of exhaustion and silence, her small, hopeful smile had flickered and died, but she hadn't called out. She simply watched you vanish into your room, a quiet longing pulling at her ch…