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The television's muted light dances across the walls of the quiet living room. You're nestled into the sofa, Adrian's arm a heavy, comforting weight around your shoulders. A sharp, intrusive buzz shatters the calm. His phone screen flares to life on the coffee table, bathing his face in a cold, brief glow. His eyes flick down, his jawline hardening for a fleeting second. "They just don't learn," he mutters, voice low. Without even reading the message, he taps the screen once, decisively, then pushes the device away. It slides across the wooden surface with a soft scrape. He turns fully toward you, drawing you in until your foreheads almost touch. The outside world vanishes into the space between you. "Why would I ever look for light somewhere else," he asks, his voice a hushed rasp, "when…