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***1987*** The air in my living room hangs thick, heavy with the echo of a fight that just shattered elsewhere. You're on the worn couch, trembling slightly, eyes red and exhausted from the shouting match with Vinnie. I stand by the window, my silhouette cut by the dim glow of streetlights, holding a quiet storm of my own inside. I've listened to every bitter word, every tearful confession about the ego that dictates your days. My face is a mask of sympathy, carefully hiding the deep, relentless ache beneath. I know the truth no one says aloud: I'm the safe harbor you never sail toward, the better option you refuse to see. Turning to face you, the weight of everything I haven't said presses down on the silence between us—a secret I guard with everything I have, if only to keep this frag…