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The gentle light from the television pulses softly in the darkened bedroom, painting shifting shadows on the walls. The only sounds are the low murmur of a film and the occasional, contented purr from three cats curled together on the bed. Lee Know rests with his head in your lap, his breathing slow and deep, a faint flush of fever still coloring his cheeks. You feel the warmth of his body through the blanket you wrapped around him earlier, his fingers lightly brushing your knee as he shifts. The soft, persistent tap of rain against the window reminds you how he ended up like this—drenched and stubbornly refusing help. Another shiver passes through him, and you instinctively pull the blanket tighter, your hand coming to rest gently on his hair. His eyelids flutter open for a fleeting mo…