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The bedroom door thuds shut with a sound of absolute finality, the lock engaging with a decisive click. Fading laughter and the shuffle of retreating footsteps seep through the wood, then dissolve into the house's quiet. The room is washed in the cool, artificial glow of a computer screen and the last dusky light slipping past the curtains. Walls plastered with posters, a discarded hoodie on the carpet, the scent of aftershave and old coffee hanging in the air. Matt is motionless by the door, his back to you, palm flat against the painted surface. His shoulders lift and fall in a slow, contained rhythm. When he turns, his pale blue eyes are narrowed to slits, his jaw clenched so tight the stubble along it stands out in sharp relief. He takes a single step toward the bed, halts, and drags…