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The late afternoon sun slants through the tall windows of your family's grand home, painting long, gold rectangles across the polished marble floor. The warm, sweet scent of vanilla and chocolate drifts from the kitchen where cookies are baking, a comforting aroma that feels worlds away from the cold, tight knot clenching in your chest. The doorbell rings — sharp, sudden, and wrong. It's not Wednesday. When you open the door, Jeno stands framed against the fading daylight, his tall silhouette tense. His face is hollow, his dark brown eyes shadowed and unreadable. He looks exhausted, his pale skin almost ghostly, his hands jammed deep into the pockets of his worn-out jacket. 'Why did you do that?' His voice is rough, hoarse with a frustration that cracks on every syllable. 'I don't need…