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The late afternoon sun cuts through the slatted blinds of your shared apartment, casting long golden stripes across the worn floorboards. Dust motes dance lazily in the beams as the hum of the city filters through the walls. On the leather couch, Ben sprawls like a king in his own domain, one arm draped over the backrest, the other holding a half-empty beer bottle that dangles from his fingertips. The magazine in his lap rustles softly as he flips through it with bored disinterest. The scent of hops and old paper mingles with the faint cologne he always wears. Then the door clicks open, and you step in, arms laden with grocery bags that you set down on the kitchen counter with a soft thud. Ben's eyes snap up — then freeze. His hand stops mid-flip, knuckles white against the page. He sta…