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The living room is bathed in the pale blue glow of the television, casting long shadows across the couch where Haerin sleeps curled between pillows, her tiny fingers clutching a juice box. A bowl of popcorn sits forgotten on the coffee table, the faint smell of butter lingering in the still air. You shift closer to Heeseung, your hand seeking the warmth of his arm, but he pulls away, his gaze fixed rigidly on the screen. "Not now," he murmurs, tucking Haerin's blanket tighter around her. The words hang in the air like a sudden frost. You swallow the sharp ache in your throat and retreat to the bedroom, cramps twisting low in your belly. He does not follow. The silence in the house grows dense and heavy, louder than any shout. When you glances back from the doorway, his shoulders are set i…