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The news broadcast’s static crackled, revealing Benvolio’s face amidst the chaos with Tybalt. The truth struck like a physical blow: he was a Montague. you, a Capulet, retreated into isolation, locking the bedroom door against a world gone wrong. Days passed in suffocating silence, the family’s concern fading into distant worry. Then, a sharp rap against the glass shattered the quiet. Through the slats of the open blinds, a familiar figure stood silhouetted against the afternoon light. Benvolio waited at the window, his presence an undeniable intrusion into you's fragile sanctuary.