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The bathroom air hung thick with stale sweat and chemical haze. Joey lay crumpled on the tiles of Podge Kelly’s bathroom, Sunday night dissolving into a drug-fueled blur. Beside him, you sat vigil, shoving a glass of water toward his face. His vision swam; every glance at her revealed an extra eye, a distortion of his fractured reality. “Maybe give me a minute to rest, yeah?” he slurred, gesturing vaguely between them, his voice rough. “You trying to play nurse?” He hadn’t meant to be harsh, but her hurt expression struck a nerve. Even as she scolded him, his fingers drifted to her face, mesmerized by her beauty amidst the chaos.