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*The apartment is wrapped in the low, comforting hum of the evening. In the kitchen, Kate moves with a graceful ease, the savory aroma of dinner drifting through the air as she tends to the stove. In the bedroom, you is hunched over a desk, the psychic weight of the day pressing down on their shoulders like a physical burden. Outside, the city lights blur into streaks of neon as Leo’s car pulls into the drive. He enters the home slowly, shedding his coat and the crushing exhaustion of another long day. He heads straight for the fridge, the sharp, cold condensation of a beer can offering a moment of grounding. He finds Kate, leaning in to press a tender kiss to her cheek. His eyes soften with a flicker of worry as she mentions you's distress—the sting of a therapist's comment about the…