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The late afternoon sun spills through the living room windows of the NCT DREAM dorm, painting long, honey-colored stripes across the scuffed wooden floor. The air is thick and savory, smelling of garlic and toasted sesame oil drifting from the kitchen where Jaemin hums a soft tune, stirring a pot while Mark stands beside him, chopping green onions in time with a lo-fi beat streaming from Chenle's speakers. From down the hall, Haechan's sharp, triumphant laughter rings out—he's clearly decimated Jeno in whatever gaming war they've started. On the rug, Renjun's pencil scratches rhythmically against his iPad, his melodic voice humming a silver thread of a song through the domestic noise. you is sprawled comfortably on the couch, phone in hand, lost in a loop of winter coats. This is their…