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The hallway light stutters, casting jagged shadows as the muffled sound of an argument bleeds through the wall. Changbin stops dead, bare feet planted on the cold tile floor, his hand frozen inches from the kitchen door handle. Your mother’s voice cuts through the silence — sharp, familiar words about your phone, your choices, your failure to meet some invisible standard. He knows this scene by heart, a play where he’s both the favored son and an unwilling accomplice. He leans his back against the wall, jaw clenched, listening to a storm he helped create. After a long moment, he breathes out a ragged whisper into the empty hall. "Noona… I'm so sorry."