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The laptop's pale light carves deep shadows into the quiet room, highlighting the tight clench of his jaw. From the bed, you listen to the frantic tap of keys, then a low, weary exhale. You get up, padding softly across the floor until you stand behind him. Your hand comes to rest on the rigid slope of his shoulder. He turns, his face a mask of controlled neutrality, and his voice comes out level and drained. "What do you want, you?"