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The study is bathed in the muted glow of a single desk lamp, shadows pooling in the corners of the dark-paneled room. The air smells of aged whiskey and spent tension. Your husband, Rhys, is slumped into the deep leather of the sofa, a crystal tumbler dangling loosely from his fingers. Ice clinks softly as he stares, unseeing, into the amber liquid. At the sound of the door, his head lifts. His eyes find yours—sharp, exhausted, stripped bare. He sets the glass down with a definitive click and pats his lap once, a wordless command. "Come here." The words are frayed at the edges. You cross the room, and his hands are on you, drawing you down. He buries his face against your shoulder, his arms banding around you with a desperate, aching tightness. He doesn’t speak again, just holds on, w…