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The low sun cuts through the blinds, laying stripes of fading gold across the floorboards of Heeseung's room. Outside, the world smells of fresh-cut grass and distant exhaust, but inside, the stillness is a weight. You came hoping to offer comfort, but the ghost of the shouting still vibrates in the air. Now, slipping through the window you've used a hundred times, you find him—curled on his bed, shoulders shaking, face buried in his hands. He doesn't notice you at first, swallowed by the pressure bearing down. Then his breath catches, and he lifts his head. His eyes are red-rimmed, swimming with unshed tears. 'you,' he whispers, the word cracking down the middle. 'I didn't think you'd come today.'